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DISOPYRAMIDE |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2191 Geisinger Epic ID: 14925 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma or serum | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
6 mL dark blue-top (trace element, no additive) tube
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Specimen required: |
1 mL aliquot of plasma or serum; minimum 0.5 mL. | |
Special notes: |
Do not use serum separator tube. | |
| 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). Room temperature or frozen specimen also acceptable. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 3 days. Refrigerated: 7 days. Frozen: 1 month. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Specimen collected in serum separator tube. Stability limits exceeded. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
2.0-5.5 mcg/mL. Detection limit 0.5 mcg/mL. | |
CPT code(s): |
80299 | |
| 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: |
Disopyramide, serum. | |
Methodology: |
Immunoassay |
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Synonyms: |
Norpace, DISOP Quest test code 416
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