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Test Code SOFT: PHENO Phenobarbital, Plasma

Additional Codes

Ordering Mnemonic

EPIC NAME: PHENOBARBITAL LEVEL

EPIC CODE; LAB30

 

Performing Laboratory

Saint Francis Medical Center-Drug Monitoring

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Plasma

Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel) tube

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions: Draw blood 15 minutes prior to next dose.

Stability: 7 days (R)

                 7 days (A) 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Therapeutic concentration: 15-40 µg/mL

Critical value (automatic call-back): >40.5 µg/mL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80184

Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)