Test Details

Mnemonic

BASPQ

Ordering Code

3600586

CPT-4 Code(s)

80345 (G0480)

Specimen Information

Collect

Gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate)

Specimen Preparation

Centrifuge, separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Send 3.5 mL serum or plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen

Red top, green (sodium heparin), lavender (EDTA), or pink (K2EDTA)

Minimum Volume

1.5 mL

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Rejection Criteria

Separator tubes, light blue sodium citrate, specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Hemolyzed specimens.

Stability

Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 3 years

Methodology

Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Reference Range

Butalbital 50 ng/mL
Pentobarbital 50 ng/mL
Phenobarbital 50 ng/mL
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Performing Laboratory

ARUP
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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