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Test Code Phenytoin Phenytoin

Performing Laboratory

General Hospital Laboratory 304-388-6244           
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory          304-757-1770
Greenbrier Valley Laboratory 304-647-6060

Specimen Requirements

Preferred: Plasma-Dark Green Lithium Heparin or Serum- red top

Acceptable: Plasma-Mint Green or Serum-SST gold top

Allow SST or red top to completely clot      

Spin and physically separate plasma/serum from contact with cells as soon as possible

4 mL of plasma/serum (minimum 2 mL)

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient

Storage and Stability

Room temperature 8 hrs
Refrigerated 2-8oC 1 month
Frozen <-20oC 3 months

Reference Values

10.0-20.0 mcg/mL

Critical Value >30.0 mcg/mL

Methodology

Homogeneous Enymatic immunoassy General, Teays
Multi-Point Immuno Rate Greenbrier 

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

Monday through Sunday, Continuously 

AM Collection Expected by 9AM same day
Routine Expected within 24 hrs
Stat Expected within 1 hr
Timed Expected results are test dependant

CPT Coding

80185