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Order Code LABMMEDTOX, Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB), Serum or Urine Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB), Serum or Urine

Important Note

Order Miscellaneous Medtox test in EPIC  [LABMMEDTOX]  and add a comment with Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB), Serum or Urine

Specimen Requirements

Fill out Medtox Requisition Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring form; account number is 1669 (this should already be on the form).

 

Call MedTox courier at 651-628-6166 for specimen pick-up.

 

Collect 1 of the following specimens as close to suspected ingestion as possible:

 

Serum (MedTox test code#365)
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube or dark green-top (heparin) tube. Spin down and send 5 mL of serum or heparinized plasma.

 

Urine (MedTox test code #1365)
10 mL from a random urine collection in a clean, plastic urine container with no preservative.

Reference Values

Negative

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Per MedTox, this test is available STAT for additional fee of $150 per test, but testing still may not be performed until next day.

Performing Laboratory

MEDTOX Laboratories, Inc.

Methodology

Screen: Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID)

Confirmation: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82491

82542-If positive

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient temperature is acceptable for shipping and/or short-term storage (up to 3 days); specimen may also be refrigerated or frozen