Digoxin

Specimen:

Test Code

DIGO

Specimen Name

Digoxin

Collect

1-SST, or Plain Red Top Tube Also acceptable Lithium-Heparin

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum or Plasma

Special Handling

Draw SST, or Red-top allow to clot completely, or draw Lithium-Heparin, then centrifuge. Pour off into a specimen transport tube for best results.

Rejection Criteria

Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, icteric specimens

Stability

Refrigerated 24 hours, then must be separated and frozen in a transport tube, Frozen 7 days.

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

1-2 days

CPT Codes

  • 80162

Components

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