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Vancomycin Random

Tube Type = Dark Blue Top or Red Bullet

Tube Type

Test ID LAB40
EPIC ORDER VANCOMYCIN, RANDOM
CPT Code(s) 80202
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine: 30
STAT: 888
Specimen Routine: 2 mL blood/navy blue plain tube/red plain tube also acceptable; See Comments
Micro: 500 µL Blood/ Plain Red Top (no gel) Pediatric Bullet; See comments for additional specimen information
Stability
Unspun: 8 hours
Spun/separated, Room Temperature: 8 hours
Spun/separated, Refrigerator: 2 days
Spun/separated, Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hours/day
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hours
STAT: 1 hour
Reference Range Therapeutic: Undefined
Comments
  • Red top tubes must NOT contain Serum Separator Gel
  • Therapeutic ranges are not defined for randomly collected samples.  Other clinical data must be taken into consideration when interpreting these results.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 09, 2026

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