Phenobarbital, Free




Test Mnemonic

PHENFR

CPT Codes

  • 80184 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • Luminal
  • Phenobarb,Unbound

Includes

  • Phenobarbital - Unbound

Performing Laboratory

National Med Serv Inc


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
3 mLPlasmaSodium or Lithium heparin (Green) Refrigerated 

Alternate Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
3 mLSerumNo additive (Red)   

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient3 months
Refrigerated3 months
Frozen18 months

Days Performed

Varies

Turnaround Time

8 - 9 days

Methodology

Name Description
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) 

Reference Range

Phenobarbital, Free
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Years99 YearsNormal6.0 - 20.0ug/mL
   Years99 YearsUrgent> = 25.0ug/mL

Special Info

Gel barrier tubes will be rejected. This test is New York DOH approved.

Clinical Info

Approximately 54% of phenobarbital is unbound to serum proteins (free) at therapeutic concentrations.

Clinical Limitation

Reporting Limit: 0.5 mcg/mL.