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Orderable Name MITAN Mitotane, Plasma


Shipping Instructions


Ship specimen refrigerated.



Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube: Green top (sodium heparin) (Lithium heparin and PST/plasma gel tubes are not acceptable.)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Collection Instructions: Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge and aliquot plasma into plastic vial.


Useful For

Assessing compliance or making dosage adjustments for mitotane

Method Name

Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Confirmation with Quantitation

Specimen Type

Plasma Na Heparin

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Plasma Na Heparin Refrigerated (preferred) 21 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus OK

Reference Values

Therapeutic: 14-20 mcg/mL

Day(s) Performed

Tuesday, Thursday

Report Available

2 to 7 days

CPT Code Information

80299