Cocaine and Metabolites, Fluid

Purpose

Identification and Quantitation

Method(s)

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

80353

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

8 days

Test Includes


1	Cocaine		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant
2	Cocaethylene	Cocaine/Ethanol By-Product	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant
3	Benzoylecgonine	Cocaine Degradation Product	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	50	Stimulant

Specimen Type

Fluid

Requested Volume

2 mL

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Special Handling

None

Specimen Container

Plastic container (preservative-free)

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

None

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen (-20 °C): Undetermined


1	Cocaine		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant
2	Cocaethylene	Cocaine/Ethanol By-Product	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant
3	Benzoylecgonine	Cocaine Degradation Product	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	50	Stimulant

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

1300FL Cocaine and Metabolites, Fluid - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG

1300FL Cocaine and Metabolites, Fluid - **Effective 02/03/2020**
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG

LOINC^® Information

1300FL Cocaine and Metabolites, Fluid - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG

1300FL Cocaine and Metabolites, Fluid - **Effective 02/03/2020**
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG


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