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Test ID FSERT Sertraline (Zoloft) and Desmethylsertraline

Method Name

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Sertraline (Zoloft)

Specimen Type

Varies

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Plasma

Draw blood in a green-top (sodium heparin) tube, plasma gel tube is not acceptable. Spin down and send 2 mL of sodium heparin plasma refrigerated in a plastic vial.

 

Serum

Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube, serum gel tube is not acceptable. Spin down and send 2 mL of serum refrigerated in a plastic vial.

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.2 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Varies Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
  Frozen  180 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Reference Values

Sertraline:

Reference Range: 30 – 200 ng/mL

 

Desmethylsertraline:         ng/mL

No reference range provided

  

The stated reference range is the range of observed steady-state concentrations in individuals receiving therapeutic dosage regimens of sertraline. This is not a defined therapeutic range.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

3 days

Performing Laboratory

Medtox Laboratories, Inc.

CPT Code Information

80332

NY State Approved

Yes