Alert

Voriconazole

Tube Type = Dark Blue Top or Red Bullet

Tube Type

Test ID LAB5708
SMS Browse VORICONAZOLE
CPT Code(s) 80285
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Special Chemistry Laboratory
Tube Station 30
Specimen Routine: 4 mL blood/Navy blue plain tube/Red plain tube also acceptable; See Comments
Micro: 1 mL blood/Red plain tube microtainer
Stability


Room Temperature:

4 hrs Unspun

Refrigerated (2-8°C):        
7 days Spun/Separated
Ambient:
Not acceptable
Availability Routine: Three times/week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Not available STAT
Turnaround Time 4 days
Therapeutic Range 1.0-5.5 mcg/mL
Comments
  • Off Site Collections:  Centrifuge sample; aliquot serum (min vol 200 µl) & refrigerate within 4 hours of collection.
  • Samples for Voriconazole testing must be received in the Core Laboratory by 1:00 pm for same day testing.
  • Methodology: Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Multiple test requests with the same sample type will require additional volumes for testing.
  • Pediatric micro collection devices available from Phlebotomy Services.

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 17, 2025

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