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SIROLIMUS, LC/MS/MS |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB3057 Geisinger Epic ID: 20214 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Whole Blood | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
2 mL EDTA whole blood; minimum 1 mL | |
Special notes: |
Do not collect in gel barrier tubes. | |
Patient preparation: |
Optimal time to draw specimen is 1/2 to 1 hour before next oral dose. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Specimen processing instructions: |
Do not centrifuge. | |
Transport temperature: |
Refrigerated (preferred). Room temperature or frozen specimen also acceptable. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room Temperature: 5 days. Refrigerated: 1 week. Frozen: 1 month. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Clotted or gel barrier tubes. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Trough 3.0-18.0 ng/mL. Result is determined by Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry - Mass Spectrometry technique, and may be different from results obtained using other methodologies. | |
Additional information: |
None. | |
CPT code(s): |
80195 | |
| 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: |
Sirolimus (rapamycin). | |
Methodology: |
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) |
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Synonyms: |
RAPCIN, Rapamycin Quest test code 36712
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