Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
HALOPERIDOL |
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Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2397
Geisinger Epic ID: 31822
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SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Serum (preferred) or plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL dark blue-top (K2 EDTA) tube
4 mL green/green-top (sodium heparin) tube
3 mL lavender-top (K2 EDTA) tube
3 mL green/black top lithium heparin tube
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Specimen required: |
1 mL aliquot of serum (preferred) or plasma. | |
Special notes: |
Preferred: 6 mL red-top (plain, nonserum separator) tube. Do not use gel barrier tubes. | |
Patient preparation: |
Collect sample 11-17 hours after last dose. | |
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma specimens from the cells into clean, plastic, screw-capped vial(s). | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred)or frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 2 days. Refrigerated(preferred): 1 week. Frozen: 1 month. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Do not use gel barrier tubes. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
5-15 ng/mL. | |
Critical values/courtesy alerts: |
Toxic: 50 ng/mL or more. | |
CPT code(s): |
80173 | |
Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Haloperidol. | |
Methodology: |
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
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Synonyms: |
Haldol Quest test code 564 HALOP
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