Rufinamide, Serum or Plasma RUFIN
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry | ||||||
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Specimen Required | |||||||
Collect | 5 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: Lavender (K2 or K3EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tube. | ||||||
Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma (Min: 0.5 mL) refrigerated. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. | ||||||
Stability | Collection to initiation of testing: After separation from cells: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 2 weeks. |
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Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood. Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution). | ||||||
Schedule | Mon - Fri | ||||||
Billing Code | 5011939 | ||||||
CPTCode | 80339 (Alt code: G0480) | ||||||
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