Test Code 62870758 Amikacin Trough Level
Additional Codes
AMKT
Performing Laboratory
Cedars-Sinai
Specimen Requirements
Please submit the following:
Specimen Type: Serum or Plasma
Container/Tube: Red top only (no gel separator) or
Green top (heparin, no gel separator)
tube
Collection Instructions: Trough specimen should be drawn just before dosage is administered.
Spin Instructions: Allow to sit for 30
minutes prior to spinning. Centrifuge clotted or anticoagulated
specimen within 1 hour of collection and transfer serum or plasma
into clean, plastic vial and refrigerate.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Storage Temp Stability
Refrigerated: 7 days
Methodology
Immunoassay; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Gas liquid chromatography (GLC)
Reference Range
4.0-8.0 mcg/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up/TAT
Performed:
Daily
Available STAT (4-6 hrs)
CPT Code
80150