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Acetaldehyde

Order Code: ACETAL

Test Summary

Quantitation of alcohol level for medical or legal purposes.

Aliases

NMS code 021B

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

2 mL whole blood in a gray top tube (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate)

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Instructions

N/A

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

Gray top tube

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: N/A
Refrigerated: N/A
Frozen: Undetermined

Limitations

Acetaldehyde is an unstable compound post-collection and will both form and degrade under certain sample handling conditions. Even when extreme precautions are taken to maintain the integrity of Acetaldehyde during sample collection, transport and analysis, the results will be affected under typical collection and laboratory procedures.

Other Acceptable Specimens

Lavender top tube (EDTA)

Unacceptable Specimens

Received room temperature or refrigerated

Order Code

ACETAL

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB6294

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

80320

Billing Code

655000

CPT Statement

Methodology

Headspace Gas Chromatography (GC)

FDA Status

This test was developed and its performance characteristics have been determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

National Medical Services
200 Welsh Rd
Horsham PA, 19044

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

N/A

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Report available: 5 days