Clonazepam CLON
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 6 mL gray (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride). Also acceptable: plain red, lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA) or green (sodium heparin) top tube. |
Transport | 2 mL serum or plasma refrigerated (Min: 1 mL). |
Remarks | Separate serum/plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 years (Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles). |
Unacceptable Conditions | Gel separator tubes, whole blood collected in light blue (sodium citrate). |
Schedule | Sun, Tue, Thu |
Billing Code | 5011516 |
CPTCode | 80346 (Alt Code: G0480) |
Notes | Patient Prep: Timing of specimen; Collection: Pre-dose (trough) draw at steady state concentration. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Dose-Related Range: 20-70 ng/mL - Dose (Adult) 1-8 mg/d |