Test Details
Mnemonic
CHLRP
Ordering Code
1750980
CPT-4 Code(s)
80346 (G0480)
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in an amber screw capped plastic vial. PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), not protected from light, grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric
specimens.
specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromotography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
Chlordiazepoxide
Therapeutic: 100 – 3000 ng/mL
Toxic Range: >5000 ng/mL
Nordiazepam: 100 – 1000 ng/mL
Therapeutic: 100 – 3000 ng/mL
Toxic Range: >5000 ng/mL
Nordiazepam: 100 – 1000 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No