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AMINO ACID, QUANT/PLAS |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1725 Geisinger Epic ID: 31823 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Plasma | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
3 mL aliquot of plasma; minimum 1 mL of plasma (pediatric patients). Please submit a separate frozen aliquot for this test. It may not be combined with any other test requiring a frozen aliquot. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Centrifuge, aliquot and freeze. | |
Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 8 hours. Refrigerated: Unacceptable. Frozen: 14 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Room temperature and refrigerated specimens unacceptable. Specimen MUST be frozen. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
82139 | |
| 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: |
Amino acid quantification, plasma. | |
Methodology: |
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
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Synonyms: |
Amino acids PAMINO
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