Identification and Quantitation

Method(s)

Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

80335

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

4 days

Test Includes


1	Imipramine	Tofranil®	Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	10	Antidepressant
2	Desipramine	Imipramine Metabolite; Norpramin®; Pertofrane®	Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	10	Antidepressant

Specimen Type

Blood

Requested Volume

3 mL

Minimum Volume

1.2 mL

Special Handling

None

Specimen Container

NMS Labs has no experimental or literature-based data regarding the choice of specific specimen collection containers for this test.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

None

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: 7 day(s)
Refrigerated: 14 day(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 18 month(s)


1	Imipramine	Tofranil®	Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	10	Antidepressant
2	Desipramine	Imipramine Metabolite; Norpramin®; Pertofrane®	Gas Chromatography (GC) and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	10	Antidepressant

8703B Imipramine and Metabolite, Blood - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Imipramine	ng/mL	IMIPRAMIN1
Desipramine	ng/mL	DESIP1

8703B Imipramine and Metabolite, Blood - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Imipramine	ng/mL	IMIPRAMIN1
Desipramine	ng/mL	DESIP1


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