Alert

Alcohol Panel

Tube type = no gel in red top bullet

No gel in red top bullet

Tube Type

Test ID LAB5132
EPIC ORDER
 ALCOHOL PANEL
CPT Code(s)

82693, 80307x2, 80320

Includes: Ethanol, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, Isopropanol/Acetone
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine: 7 mL blood/navy blue plain tube preferred/lavender EDTA tube, or gray sodium fluoride tube also accepted. See comments 
Micro: 500 µL blood/red plain pediatric tube, or red microtainer 
Stability

Unspun/unopened specimens are stable for 48 hrs.

Spun/unopened specimens are stable for one week.

Spun/separated specimens are stable for 48 hrs as long as they were capped immediately after aliquoting.
Availability Routine: 24 hr/day
STAT: Yes
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hrs
STAT: 1 hr
Reference Range Normal: See alcohol type
Critical Value: Varies with alcohol type
Comments
  • DO NOT PREP PATIENT WITH ALCOHOL SWAB
  • Red plain pediatric tube must NOT contain serum separator gel
  • Testing is for medical purposes only

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 25, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514