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Test Name:
Tricyclic Antidepressants, Qualitative, Serum
- SBMF No:
29140 - Performance Lab Name:
Automated Lab - Test Mnemonic:
TCA QUAL - ABN:
May be required – Medical Necessity - CPT Code:
80101
Medicare: G0434 - LOINC Code:
4092-3 - Also Known As:
Antidepressant Screen
TCA Screen
Tricyclic Antidepressant Detection - Also See:
44924 Tricyclic Antidepressants, Quantitative, Serum or Plasma - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Red top (serum) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Do not use gel-barrier tubes for specimen collection
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
2 days refrigerated (2-8°C)
Greater than 2 days, freeze (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Sample collected in gel-barrier tube - Methodology:
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) [Moderate Complexity] - Use:
Qualitative detection of tricyclic antidepressants in serum - Reference Range:
Negative - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Run:
As received - Time Reported:
8 hours - Test Type:
TOX-TDM
