* Acetone, Quantitative, Serum, Plasma or Blood Mnemonic ACETQ Guidelines For Urine Alcohols, please see ALCOHOL(S). Specimen Collection Requirements Patient Preparation Use iodine swab to clean draw site. DO NOT use isopropyl alcohol wipe. Collect Preferred: Whole Blood, one 4.0 mL gray top tube (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate). Also acceptable: Serum or Plasma, one 7.0 mL red, one 4.0 mL dark green (sodium heparin) or one 4.0 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube. Handling Preferred: Submit entire unopened specimen. Refrigerate 2-8°C. If processed, make sure specimen has not been uncapped except to transfer to a clean tightly capped test tube. Preferred Volume 4 mL whole blood, 2 mL serum or plasma Minimum Volume 2 mL whole blood, 1 mL serum or plasma Transport Refrigerated (2-8 °C) Rejection Criteria Specimens below the minimum volume. Stability Ambient (20-25ºC): 24 hours; Refrigerated (2-8ºC): 72 hours; Frozen (at or below -20º): 2 weeks Testing Information Performed 7 days/week Reported 24 hours Method Headspace Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector Reference Values Reference Values Not Detected (<10 mg/dL) Toxic Levels >40 mg/dL (plasma/serum) CPT Codes 80320; G0480 Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:50:17 PM Client Services: 503-413-1234