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Ordering Guidance
This test should only be ordered by healthcare professionals to monitor patients who have been prescribed hydromorphone.
Specimen Required
Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)
Collection Container/Tube: Red top (Serum gel/SST are not acceptable)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL serum
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.
Useful For
Monitoring therapeutic efficacy/compliance in serum specimens of patients who are prescribed hydromorphone
Special Instructions
Reporting Name
Hydromorphone, SSpecimen Type
Serum RedSpecimen Minimum Volume
Serum: 0.5 mL
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Serum Red | Refrigerated (preferred) | 14 days |
| Frozen | 28 days | |
| Ambient | 24 hours |
Reject Due To
| Gross hemolysis | Reject |
| Gross lipemia | OK |
| Gross icterus | OK |
Reference Values
Therapeutic range: 1.0-30 ng/mL
Cutoff concentration: 1.0 ng/mL
Day(s) Performed
Wednesday
Report Available
2 to 9 daysSpecimen Retention Time
14 daysPerforming Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester
CPT Code Information
G0480
80361 (if appropriate for select payers)
LOINC Code Information
| Test ID | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
|---|---|---|
| HYDMS | Hydromorphone, S | 12787-8 |
| Result ID | Test Result Name | Result LOINC Value |
|---|---|---|
| 623455 | Hydromorphone - Free | 12787-8 |