Gentamicin, Trough

Tube Type

Test ID		LAB26
EPIC Order		GENTAMICIN LEVEL, TROUGH
CPT Code(s)		80170
Group/Individual Test		Individual
Laboratory		Core Laboratory
Tube Station		Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen	Routine:	2 mL blood/royal blue top tube or plain red top tube (no gel) ; see Comments for additional information
	micro:	300 µL blood/red top pediatric bullet; see Comments for additional information
Stability		Unspun: 2 hours Spun/Separated, Room temperature: 8 hours Spun/Separated, Refrigerator: 2 days Spun/Separated, Frozen: 30 days
Availability		24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time		Routine: 2 hrs; STAT: 1 hr
Reference Range	Therapeutic:	<2.0 mcg/mL(Trough)
	Critical:	>2.0 mcg/mL (Trough)
Comment		Red top tubes WITHOUT Serum Separator Gel Collect sample immediately before administering dose. Go to Peak Information.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 13, 2023

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