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Performing Laboratory
North Ottawa Community Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Mint-green top (plasma)
Accepted: Serum gel
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction: Avoid hemolysis
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 10-30 µg/mL
Toxic concentration (automatic call-back): ≥200 µg/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Colorimetric
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82003
Specimen Storage Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
| Serum/Plasma | Room Temp | <2 weeks |
| Refrigerated (primary) | <2 weeks | |
| Frozen | <45 days |