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Test Code PRIMID Primidone and Metab  

Important Note

Optimize drug therapy and monitor patient adherance. The active metabolite of primidone is phenobarbital.
 

Additional Codes

90202

Methodology

Immunoassay
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Preferred Collection Container

R-NoGel

 

Collection Volume

2.0 mL

Minimum Collection Volume

1.6 mL

Collection Instructions

Separate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection

Transport

Refrigerator

Rejection Criteria

Separator tubes

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month

Turn Around Time

2-3 days

Test Alias

90202; PRIMP; Luminal; Mysoline; Mysoline Primidon
 

CPT Coding

80188; 80184
 

EPIC Code

LAB808

Acceptable Collection Container

R-NoGel, GrnNaHp
 

Testing Volume

0.8 mL

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

LOINC

Phenobarbital    3948-7
Primidone (Mysoline)    3978-4