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.
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: May 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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