Test Details
Mnemonic
TOXM
Ordering Code
3000329
CPT-4 Code(s)
86778
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic specimens, plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Reference Range
Negative: <8 AU/mL
Equivocal: 8 - 9.9 AU/mL
Positive: ≥10 AU/mL
Equivocal: 8 - 9.9 AU/mL
Positive: ≥10 AU/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes