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.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, gray sodium fluoride, potassium oxalate
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), green sodium or lithium heparin
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 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