Order Mnemonic:

ALC

Dept Name:

CHEMISTRY

Collection Requirements:

Clean arm with germicidal non-alcohol solution or water. Do not use alcohol swab.

Transport:

Refrigerated
Original container

Processing:

Centrifuge & Refrigerate
Do not remove cap from tube.

Stability After
Processing:

To minimize the losses of alcohol in a sample due to evaporation, open and process samples in STAT mode.

Minimum Testing
Volume:

0.1 ml plasma

Unacceptable Conditions:

Open tube condition
Hemolysis

Reference Range:

None detected ( less than 25 mg/dL)

Methodology:

Oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde, with the simultaneous reduction of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD)
LX20

CPT Codes:

82055

Performed:

24 HOURS

Reported:

As completed

NCD/LCD ABN Required:

No