| Test CODE | NAME |
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297
Drug Screen 9 Panel, Serum or Plasma - Immunoassay Screen with Reflex to Mass Spectrometry Confirmation/Quantitation
| Methodology: | Qualitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/ Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Performed: | Sun-Sat |
| Reported: | 2-3 days
Confirmation: 2-5 days
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| Specimen Required: | Collect: Gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) OR Plain Red OR Green (sodium heparin) OR lavender (EDTA) - 4 ml plasma or serum.
Specimen Preparation: Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature . Remove plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer plasma or serum to a Standard Transport Tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Separator tubes. Plasma or whole blood collected in lt. blue (sodium citrate).
Cocaine and cocaethylene are more stable in fluoride-preserved plasma than serum.
Stability: After separation from cells: Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month
Note: This test is approved for NY .
Performing Lab
ARUP Laboratory
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| CPT Code(s): | 80101 |