Test Details
Mnemonic
HCODS
Ordering Code
1757300
CPT-4 Code(s)
80361 (G0480)
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 4 hours. Send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, green sodium or lithium heparin, gray sodium fluoride
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
<5 ng/mL
For medical use only
For medical use only
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No