Posted Date
Effective Date
Update Type Specimen collection or handling and/or storage changed
CPT Code 80159

Order Code:                             CLOZ                          

CPT Code                                80159              

Referral Laboratory:                Mayo Medical Laboratories

Effective April 1, 2020, MLabs has changed the specimen stability for Clozapine (CLOZ) per Mayo Medical Laboratories.

 

Current Specimen Stability

Specimen

Temperature

Time

Serum Red

Refrigerated (preferred)

14 Days

 

Ambient

14 Days

 

Frozen

14 Days

 

New Specimen Stability

Specimen

Temperature

Time

Serum Red

Refrigerated (preferred)

28 Days

 

Ambient

 7 Days

 

Frozen

28 Days