Ziprasidone, serum or plasma

Alphabetical Test listing

Ziprasidone, serum or plasma-994

Test name:

Test number:

994

Excellian order number:

LAB994

Abbreviation:

MSO

Alternate names:

Geodon

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot
Spin
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Alternate specimen type:

Heparin plasma

Alternate collection container:

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin
Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as the appropriate plasma type, within two (2) hours of sample collection

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred) - 14 days

Ambient - 3 days

Reason for rejection:

Gel-barrier tubes

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories Inc (442) via LabCorp (790384): R-NX

Days set up:

Tu - Su

TAT:

10 days

Method:

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Reference ranges:

Expected plasma concentrations in patients taking recommended daily dosages: up to 220 ng/mL

CPT codes:

80299

LOINC code:

Result 33946-5

Date created:

05/21/2019

Revised date:

04/13/2022

Review date:

04/11/2022