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Test ID: DPCP    
Drug of Abuse, Phencyclidine Screen With GC-MS Confirmation, Urine

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

505339

NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Detection of drug abuse involving PCP (angel dust or angel hair)

Reflex Tests Lists test(s) that may or may not be performed, at an additional charge, depending on the result and interpretation of the initial test(s)

Test IDReporting NameAvailable SeparatelyAlways Performed
MSPCPDrug of Abuse, Phencyclidine Conf UYesNo

Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

If the phencyclidine screen is 25 ng/mL or greater, then phencyclidine confirmation is performed at an additional charge.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

DPCP/505339: Enzyme-Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT)

MSPCP/500371: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Drug of Abuse, Phencyclidine, U

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Animal (horse) tranquilizer Dust
Drugs of Abuse Phencyclidine Screen, Urine
Hog
Monkey Dust
Peace Pill
Super Weed
TPC
TCP (Phencyclidine)
Rocket Fuel (Phencyclidine)
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Killer Weed (Phencyclidine)
Angel Dust (Phencyclidine)