Buprenorphine and Metabolites, Serum or Plasma, Quantitative BUPNOR
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry | ||||||
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Specimen Required | |||||||
Collect | Gray cap (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) tube. Also acceptable: Plain red, green (sodium heparin), lavender (EDTA), or pink (K2EDTA) cap tubes. |
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Transport | Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL serum or plasma refrigerated to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 1 mL) |
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Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 years |
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Unacceptable Conditions | Separator tubes. Plasma or whole blood collected in light blue cap (sodium citrate) tubes. Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Hemolyzed specimens. |
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Schedule | Tue, Fri | ||||||
Billing Code | 5011706 | ||||||
CPTCode | 80348 (Alt code: G0480) | ||||||
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