- AMPHES
Amphetamines, Serum or Plasma, Quant
Specimen:
Test Code
AMPHES
Specimen Name
Amphetamines, Serum or Plasma, Quant
Collect
1-Gray Also acceptable Plain Red Top, Na-Heparin, EDTA
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Plasma or Serum Refrigerated
Special Handling
Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer serum or plasma to a standard transport tube.
Rejection Criteria
Separator tubes. Plasma or whole blood collected in lt. blue (sodium citrate). Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Hemolyzed specimens.
Stability
Ambient 1 week; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 3 years
Methodology
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Tuesday
Reported
2-9 days
CPT Codes
- 80324
- 80359
Components
Included; amphetamine, methamphetamine, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Ecstasy, MDMA), methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (Eve, MDEA)
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