VOLATILE PANEL, serum (087-0457)

  VOLIT PAN

  Gas Chromatography

  Clinical Chemistry

  Routine: 24 hours

Test Includes: Acetone, Ethanol, Isopropanol, Methanol

Collect: Routine venipuncture. Cleaning of puncture site should be performed with a non-alcoholic solution. Arterial, venous, or capillary whole blood properly collected in a closed system is the preferred specimen.

Storage/Transport:  Blood is stable at room temperature (25°C) for 48 hours; refrigerated (5°C) for about two weeks; centrifuge the specimen, remove serum/plasma and freeze at (-15°C) for up to about four weeks. Tube should be completely filled and must be tightly stoppered.

Causes for Rejection: Any tube that has been opened and exposed to air, gross hemolysis

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)

  Requests after 5 p.m. require approval of the director or pathology resident on call.

  84600

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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