Drug Screen, Meconium

Specimen:

Collect

  • Random Stool in Sterile Specimen Container

Submit

  • 5 gm (Min:1 gm) Random Stool in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Special Handling

  • First or second bowel movement from newborn. Use MedTox collection kit and complete Medtox Chain of Custody form.

Rejection Criteria

  • Compromised security seal

Stability

Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: 14 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Chromatography
  • Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GCMS)
  • Immunoassay

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

5-10 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80307

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.
Specimens screened by Immunoassay at the following threshold concentrations:
Amphetamines: 250 ng/gm
Cocaine: 60 ng/gm
Cannibinoids: 50 ng/gm
Opiates: 150 ng/gm
Phencyclidine: 35 ng/gm
Positive screens are confirmed by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry to limit of detection.

Components

  • 9574 - AMPHETAMINES
  • 9575 - CANNABINOIDS
  • 9576 - COCAINE
  • 9577 - OPIATES
  • 9578 - PHENCYCLIDINE
Last Updated: January 25, 2025 @ 10:13 am

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