Test Details
Mnemonic
OM3FA
Ordering Code
3434900
CPT-4 Code(s)
82542
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
Overnight fasting required.
Collect
Lavender EDTA
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, remove plasma from cells and send 2.0 mL plasma in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), gross hemolysis, grossly icteric, lipemia, anticoagulant other than EDTA
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 35 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 35 days
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes