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Test Code LAB000 Ganciclovir, Plasma


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Collection Container/Tube: EDTA (lavender top) or pink top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic preservative-free vial

Specimen Volume:  1 mL

Collection Instructions: Draw blood in EDTA (lavender top) or pink top tube(s). Plasma gel tube is not acceptable. Centrifuge and send 1 mL of plasma refrigerated in a preservative-free plastic vial.


Method Name

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Ganciclovir, Plasma

Specimen Type

Plasma EDTA

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Plasma EDTA Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days
  Frozen  120 days
  Ambient  30 days

Reject Due To

Other Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis.

None Detected mcg/mL

Day(s) Performed

Monday-Sunday

Report Available

9 to 11 days

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

CPT Code Information

80299

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FGANP Ganciclovir, Plasma 15367-6

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Z5527 Ganciclovir 15367-6

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.