Test Code 18262 Carbamazepine
Purpose
Determining the level of Carbamazepine in the system.
Performing Laboratory
Copley Hospital
Methodology
Turbidimetric Inhibition
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Blood (Plasma or Serum)
Preferred: Light-Green Top
Acceptable: Gold Top
Specimen Volume: Full Tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Label specimen with patient’s full name, date of birth,
date & time of collection, and person collecting.
2. If delay in specimen transport > 1 hour, centrifuge tube.
3. Refrigerate specimen during transport.
Reference Values
Normal: 4 - 12 µg / mL
Stability
Refrigerated: 2 Days
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Available STAT
Analytical Time: 1 Day
Aliases
Carbamazepine
Tegretol
Test Classification & CPT Coding
80156