Paroxetine Quantitative, Serum or Plasma PAXL
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 6 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tubes. |
Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.4 mL) |
Stability | Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 month. |
Unacceptable Conditions | Separator tubes. |
Schedule | Varies |
Billing Code | 5011545 |
CPTCode | 80332 (Alt code: G0480) |
Notes | Separate serum or plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
See Laboratory Report. |