Test Details
Mnemonic
LAMOT
Ordering Code
1756800
CPT-4 Code(s)
80175
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), green sodium or lithium heparin, grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and
icteric specimens.
icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
2 – 15 µg/mL
Toxic: >20 µg/mL
Toxic: >20 µg/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No