Test Detail

Dexamethasone, Serum

Test Code:

500118

Performing Lab: LABCORP ESOTERIX ENDOCRINOLOGY

CPT Code:

80299

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	Red-top tube, gel-barrier tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube OR green-top (heparin) tube
Specimen Type	Serum (preferred) or plasma, FROZEN
Volume	3 mL
Minimum Volume	1.0 mL (NOTE:This volume does NOT allow for repeat testing.)
Temperature	FREEZE Stability: Room temperature up to 6 days Refrigerated up to 14 days Frozen up to 1 year
Specimen Handling	Separate serum/plasma from cells within one hour of collection. Transfer to a plastic transport tube and FREEZE. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple test on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimen for each test requested.
Methodology	Mass Spectrometry (MS)
Days Set-Up	M
Shift Performed	1
TAT From Set-Up	7 - 13 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
500119	Dexamethasone, Serum	14062-4