Lidocaine
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container:
- Preferred: Red
- Acceptable: EDTA lavender or Sodium heparin green
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer
Availability
STAT
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Toxicology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay
Reference Ranges
Therapeutic: 1.5-5.0 mcg/mL
Critical Values
>8.0 mcg/mL
CPT
80176
Turnaround Time
Monday - Friday
- STAT: 4 hours
- Routine: 4-12 hours
Weekends/holidays
Routine: batched testing performed daily. Must be received in the Toxicology Lab by 10:00 a.m. to be included in the batch. Results will be reported by 2:00 p.m.