AMIKACIN PEAK AND TROUGH
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  AMKPT

MGH LIS Test No

  770

Schedule

  Tuesday-Sunday

Testing Time

  1-2 days

Testing Lab

  Quest Valencia

QORR Test Code

  AMKPT

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Plain Red Top  

Volume

  1.0 (0.4) mL

Temperature

  Refrigerated 7 Days, Ambient 5 Days

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Collect peak at end of 60 minute IV infusion, or 30 minutes after
the end of 30 minute infusion, or 60 minutes after IM dose.  Collect
trough immediately prior to next dose.  Serum separator tubes are 
not acceptable.  Moderate to grossly lipemic specimens will be rejected.
Frozen specimens are not accepted.
 

Type

  Serum Trough  

Volume

  1.0 mL (0.2min) serum

Temperature

  Refrigerated 7 Days, Ambient 7 Days

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  When using this test code, both Peak and Trough 
specimens must be sent together.
Serum separator tubes are not acceptable.  
Moderate to grossly lipemic specimens will be rejected.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Immunoassay

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
80150x2

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
Amikacin Peak       20.0 - 30.0 mg/mL  
Amikacin Trough    4.0 - 8.0 mg/mL  

Component Information

Name

  AMIKACIN PEAK 

Method

  IMMUNOASSAY 

CPT Code

  80150 

Units

  mg/L 
Ref Range   20.0 - 30.0 mg/L 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

  AMIKACIN TROUGH 

Method

  IMMUNOASSAY 

CPT Code

  80150 

Units

  mg/L 
Ref Range   4.0 - 8.0 mg/L 
Reflex Reason    
     
Collection Notes

Additional Comments
When using this test code, both Peak and Trough specimens must be sent together.

 

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