Cocaine and Products Panel, Serum/Plasma

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
4	Ecgonine Methyl Ester	Cocaine Metabolite	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant

Specimen Type

Serum or Plasma

Requested Volume

2 mL

Minimum Volume

0.7 mL

Special Handling

Serum: Collect sample in Red top tube
Plasma: Collect sample in Gray top tube (Sodium Fluoride / Potassium Oxalate).
Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines.

Specimen Container

Plastic container (preservative-free)

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

Received Room Temperature. Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST).

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: 1 day(s)
Refrigerated: 7 day(s)
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
4	Ecgonine Methyl Ester	Cocaine Metabolite	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	ng/mL	20	Stimulant

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

1303SP Cocaine and Products Panel, Serum/Plasma - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE	3396-9
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE	27226-0
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG	3392-8
Ecgonine Methyl Ester	ng/mL	ECGONINEME	30107-7

LOINC^® Information

1303SP Cocaine and Products Panel, Serum/Plasma - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Cocaine	ng/mL	COCAINE	3396-9
Cocaethylene	ng/mL	COCAETHYLE	27226-0
Benzoylecgonine	ng/mL	BENZOYLECG	3392-8
Ecgonine Methyl Ester	ng/mL	ECGONINEME	30107-7


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