| Test CODE | NAME |
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A402
Methotrexate, Sensitive
| Methodology: | Quantitative Immunoassay |
| Performed: | Sun-Sat |
| Reported: | 2-3 days |
| Specimen Required: | Collect: Plain Red OR Green (sodium heparin) OR Lavender (EDTA) OR Gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) - 3.0 ml serum or plasma.
Specimen Preparation: Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment. Separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer serum or plasma to an Amber Transport Tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature: Frozen.
Unacceptable Conditions: Serum Separator Tubes. Specimens not protected from light.
Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 24 hours; Frozen: 1 month
NOTE: * This test is approved for all states. *
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Laboratory
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| CPT Code(s): | 80299 |