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Test Name Alias
Vancomycin Trough Blood Level | 7116
Interface Order Alias
55072
Ordering Instructions
Inpatients: Please contact your local inpatient pharmacy for information regarding appropriate timing for blood drug level orders, if needed.
Collection Instructions
Specimen Collection: Blood
Container(s): 6.0 mL Red Top (no additive)
Preferred Volume to Collect: 6.0 mL (full tube)
Minimum Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL
Neonate Volume to Collect: 0.5 mL
Capillary collect ok? Yes
Microtainer acceptable: Yes
Collection Instructions:
- Indicate date and time of last dose.
- Specimen should be processed within 2 hours – See Processing Instructions.
Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)
- Processed Specimen: Serum
- Centrifuge/Spin: Yes
- Aliquot: Yes
- Processing Instructions:
- Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and aliquoted within 2 hours of collection.
- Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 24 hours (48 hours if aliquoted serum)
Frozen: aliquot serum for longer storage
Laboratory Retention: 72 hours
Test Frequency
Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.
Performing Department
Chemistry
Performing Department Laboratory Location
Corewell Health Reference Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory, Big Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Blodgett Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory, Fremont, MI
Corewell Health Ludington Laboratory, Ludington, MI
Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory, Hastings, MI
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory, Reed City, MI
Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory, Greenville, MI
Corewell Health Zeeland Laboratory, Zeeland, MI
Methodology
Kinetic interaction of microparticles in a solution (KIMS)
CPT
80202
CDM Code
3018020201
Epic Test ID
1230101444
LOINC
Vancomycin Lvl: 20578-1
Reviewed Date
3/7/2024