Laboratory Test Directory

  IMIPRAMINE

 LCMSMS

 Clinical Chemistry

  Routine: 3-5 days; test is performed on Tuesdays and Thursdays

 Test Includes: Desipramine

Collect: Routine venipuncture. The optimal time for collection of specimens for steady-date levels is between 10 and 14 hours after the last dose of medication for patients taking antidepressants once a day, and just before the morning dose for patients who are on a divided dose schedule.  Red-topped tube. Do not use SST tubes.

Storage/Transport: Store at 2-8°C. Centrifuge the specimen and remove the serum from the red cells within 4 hours of collection; freeze serum in plastic vial at -20°C.

Causes for Rejection: Serum allowed to remain on the clot for more than 4 hours, blood collected in a SST tube

If applicable, state clinical information that is required to be provided with specimen.

By report (reports may vary based on instrumentation, patient age and sex)

  80174

When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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