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Test Code LAB40 Vancomycin, Random

Performing Laboratory

  • Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (ARRMC)
  • Asante Three Rivers Medical Center (ATRMC)
  • Ashland Community Hospital (AACH)

 

Performing Department

Chemistry

Specimen Required

RRMC:

Yellow (Gold) top tube (SST)  

Lithium Heparin Green top tube

Outpatient clients MUST draw SST

 

TRMC:

Plain Red top tube   No SST or PST

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Centrifuge and refrigerate within 2 hours of collection

Primary tube: Spun SST stable 48 hours at  2° to 8° C

Serum stable 48 hours if aliquoted and refrigerated at 2° to 8° C

Reject Due To

Icterus

Lipemia

Hemolysis

Quantity not sufficient (QNS)

Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:

         1-Patient's First & Last name 

         2-Patient's Date of Birth

Day(s) Performed

Routine – same day

ASAP – 2 hours after receipt of specimen in lab

STAT – 1 hour after receipt of specimen in lab

Method Name

Turbidimetric Immunoassay 

CPT Code Information

80202  -  Vancomycin, Therapeutic Drug Assay 

Billing Code

2051373