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EPIC CODE: LAB34 Salicylate, Quantitative

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: SALI

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital
UPH Pekin Hospital
UPH Proctor Hospital

Collect

Methodist requires Serum Only

Pekin|Proctor - Serum collected in Gold (SST), Plain Red, or Green Lithium Heparin Top.
Preferred Volume: 6.0mL, Miminum Volume required 2.0mL

Storage/Transport Temperature

Serum/plasma at Ambient (room temperature) or 2-8o C. If Gold SST Gel tube is used for collection, serum must be analyzed within 24 hours or removed from gel tube for storage.

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells:
Ambient (room temperature) Stability: 7 days
Refrigerated (2-8oC) Stability:(2-8oC) Stability: 2 weeks
Frozen (<-20oC) Stability: 6 months

Days Performed

Daily

Methodology

Methodist: Spectrophotometric, Bichromatic endpoint

Pekin & Proctor: Trinder colorimetric technique

Reference Interval

Therapeutic: 2.8 – 20 mg/dL

Toxic: >/= 30 mg/dL

CPT Codes

80329