Test Code SOFT: CARB Carbamazepine, Plasma
Additional Codes
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EPIC NAME: CARBAMAZEPINE LEVEL EPIC CODE: LAB22
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Drug Monitoring
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Stability: 7 Days (R)
2 Days (A)
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 24 hours
Reference Values
4-10.1 µg/mL
Toxic value (automatic call-back): >12 µg/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Saturday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80156
Methodology
Photometric Immunoassay