Specimen:
Collect
- Two Gray Top
Also Acceptable:
- Two Green Top (Na Heparin)
- Two Lavender (EDTA)
- One Pink Top (EDTA)
- One Red Top
Submit
- 4 mL (Min:3 mL) Plasma . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable:
- 4 mL (Min:3 mL) Serum . Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Special Handling
- Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
- Separate from cells ASAP
- Also acceptable: Serum
Note: Cocaine and cocaethylene are more stable in fluoride-preserved plasma than serum.
Screen-positive specimens are automatically confirmed by GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS. Additional charges will apply.
Rejection Criteria
- Hemolyzed specimens
- Use of separator tubes
Stability
Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 2 Week(s); Frozen: 24 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Qualitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 80307
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 93701 - MARIJUANA
- 93702 - COCAINE
- 93703 - OPIATES
- 93704 - PHENCYCLIDINE
- 93705 - AMPHETAMINE
- 93706 - BARBITURATES
- 93707 - METHADONE
- 93708 - BENZODIAZEPINE
- 90183 - BUPRENORPHINE
- 93891 - OXYCODONE
- 93892 - METHAMPHETAMINE
- 93710 - COMMENTS
Last Updated: November 12, 2024 @ 10:13 am
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