Days Set Up
Monday - Saturday
Analytic Time

2 - 6 days

Soft Order Code
MMLR

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

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

Test Usage

Monitor therapeutic drug level

Reference Range

Therapeutic: 0.5 - 2.0 mcg/mL; Toxic: greater than 2 mcg/mL.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Onsite

Collect a trough specimen in a red top tube after patient has been receiving Mexiletine for at least 3 days; do not use SST tube.

Collection Offsite

Collect a trough specimen in a red top tube after patient has been receiving Mexiletine for at least 3 days; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate.

Yellow Top Tube
Red Top Tube
Normal Volume
1.5 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
80299
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
3819-0

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Our High Standard

Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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