Alprazolam, Whole Blood

CPT: 80346
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Synonyms

  • Niravam®
  • Xanax®

Expected Turnaround Time

4 - 7 days


Specimen Requirements


Specimen

Whole blood


Volume

2 mL


Minimum Volume

0.5 mL


Container

Lavender-top (EDTA) tube, gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube


Storage Instructions

Submission/transport (<3 days): Room temperature. For storage beyond three days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen. Specimen is stable for eight days at room temperature or refrigerated, and for 19 days frozen.


Patient Preparation

Trough levels are most reproducible.


Test Details


Use

Therapeutic drug management


Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)


Reference Interval

5−25 ng/mL


LOINC® Map

Order Code Order Code Name Order Loinc Result Code Result Code Name UofM Result LOINC
809663 Alprazolam, WB 809664 Alprazolam, WB ng/mL 10977-7

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