Test Details
Mnemonic
SUBOX
Ordering Code
3302140
CPT-4 Code(s)
80348, 80362 (G0480)
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 2.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: EDTA
Minimum Volume
0.7 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST) or Plasma separator tube (PST)
Stability
Room temperature: 13 days
Refrigerated: 29 days
Frozen: 3 months
Refrigerated: 29 days
Frozen: 3 months
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes