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Orderable Name PCPS Phencyclidine Confirmation, Serum


Ordering Guidance


Additional drug panels and specific requests are available; call 800-533-1710.



Specimen Required


Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube, 5 mL (T914)

Collection Container/Tube: Red top (Serum gel/SST are not acceptable)

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 1 mL Serum

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


Useful For

Confirming drug exposure involving the stimulant phencyclidine

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Specimen Type

Serum Red

Specimen Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Red Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  48 hours

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia OK
Gross icterus OK

Reference Values

Negative

Positive results are reported with a quantitative result.

 

Cutoff concentrations:

Phencyclidine: 1.0 ng/mL

Day(s) Performed

Thursday

Report Available

3 to 9 days

CPT Code Information

G0480

83992 (if appropriate for select payers)

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