OXCARBAZEPINE (10-HYDROXYCARBAZEPINE) (TRILEPTAL)

General Information

HLAB/HOL Code: OXCAR
UPHSM LIS Test #: 025564
Schedule:
Testing Time: 2 - 4 Days
Testing Lab: Labcorp

Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified

Volume: 1.0 (0.3) mL
Temperature: Room Temperature
Tube Type: Serum or Plasma
Collection Info:
Container: Red-top tube or plastic transport tube. Do not use a gel-barrier tube. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel. Depending on the specimen volume and storage time, the decrease in drug level due to absorption may be clinically significant.
Collection: Transfer separated serum or plasma to a plastic transport tube. Draw trough levels immediately prior to next dose. Steady-state levels are reached within two to three days in patients taking oxcarbazepine twice daily.


Causes for Rejection:  Gross lipemia; hemolysis; icteric specimen; gel-barrier tube

Specimen Acceptability

Cause for Rejection:
Gross lipemia; hemolysis; icteric specimen; gel-barrier tube

Methods

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Clinical Utilities

Oxcarbazepine is an antiepileptic drug, indicated for use as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy. It is used in adjunctive therapy in epileptic children between the ages of four and 16.

CPT Codes

80183

* The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding
is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payer being billed.