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Test Name:
Ziprasidone, Serum or Plasma


  • SBMF No:
    45111
  • Performance Lab Name:
    NMS Labs
  • Test Mnemonic:
    ZIPRASIDON
  • ABN:
    Not required
  • CPT Code:
    80299
  • LOINC Code:
    19146-0
  • Ref Lab Test No:
    4860SP (Quest# S49651)
  • Also Known As:
    Geodon®, Zeldox®
  • Spec Type:
    Serum or plasma
  • Spec Container:
    Red top (serum) or Lavender top (EDTA) tube
  • Pref Vol:
    1.0 mL
  • Spec Collect:
    Do not use gel-barrier tubes for specimen collection
    Routine venipuncture
  • Spec Process:
    Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
    Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
    Immediately transfer serum or plasma to separate plastic tube
  • Spec Store Transport:
    Refrigerated
  • Spec Stability:
    14 days room temperature (20-30°C)
    14 days refrigerated (2-8°C)
    12 months frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles
  • Spec Reject:
    Specimen collected in polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)
  • Methodology:
    High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
  • Use:
    Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  • Clinical Significance:
    Antipsychotic
  • Reference Range:
    By report
  • Additional Test Info:
    This test is referred through Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
  • Day Run:
    Varies
  • Time Reported:
    Varies
  • Test Type:
    TOX-TDM