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Test ID: FCOCB
Cocaine and Benzoylecgonine Screen and GC/MS Confirmation, Blood-Forensic

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

90093

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

Yes

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

Immunoassay (IA)

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

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

Cocaine Analysis-Whole Blood

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

Benzoylecgonine FORWARD
Blow FORWARD
Cocaine, Blood, Quantitative FORWARD
Cocaine, QN, B FORWARD
Coke FORWARD
Crack FORWARD
Nose Candy FORWARD
Snow FORWARD

Specimen Type Describes the specimen type needed for testing

Whole Blood NaFl-KOx

Specimen Required Defines the optimal specimen. This field describes the type of specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing. The volume allows automated processing, fastest throughput and, when indicated, repeat or reflex testing.

Draw blood in a grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride

tube(s), and send 7 mL of potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride

whole blood refrigerated.

Note:      If potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride tube is not used,

freeze immediately and send frozen in plastic vial.

Specimen Minimum Volume Defines the amount of specimen required to perform an assay once, including instrument and container dead space. Submitting the minimum specimen volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or perform reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (quantity not sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

3 mL
Note: Submission of the minimum volume results in an elevated
reporting limit and inability to repeat analysis.

Reject Due To Identifies specimen types and conditions that may cause the specimen to be rejected

Specimens other than

Whole blood

Anticoagulants other than

Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride, EDTA, sodium heparin

Hemolysis

NA

Thawing

Potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride – NA

EDTA or sodium heparin –

Warm reject; Cold reject

Lipemia

NA

Icteric

NA

Specimen Stability Information Provides a description of the temperatures required to transport a specimen to the laboratory. Alternate acceptable temperature(s) are also included.

Specimen TypeTemperatureTime
Whole Blood NaFl-KOxRefrigerated (preferred)
 Ambient 72 hours
 Frozen 

Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.

Test Performed by:  Medtox Laboratories, Inc.

                                       402 W. County  Road D

                                       St. Paul, MN 55112                   

 

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed Outlines the days and times the test is performed. This field reflects the day and time the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time required before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means assays are performed several times during the day.

Monday through Sunday

Analytic Time Defines the amount of time it takes the laboratory to setup and perform the test. This is defined in number of days. The shortest interval of time expressed is "same day/1 day," which means the results may be available the same day that the sample is received in the testing laboratory. One day means results are available 1 day after the sample is received in the laboratory.

10 days

Maximum Laboratory Time Defines the maximum time from specimen receipt at Mayo Medical Laboratories until the release of the test result

12 - 13 days

Specimen Retention Time Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded

2 weeks

Performing Laboratory Location The location of the laboratory that performs the test

Medtox Laboratories, Inc

CPT Code Information Provides guidance in determining the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) information for each test or profile. The listed CPT codes reflect Mayo Medical Laboratories interpretation of CPT coding requirements. It is the responsibility of each laboratory to determine correct CPT codes to use for billing.

80101/single drug class method

G0431/Government payers (if appropriate)

82542/quantitation (if appropriate)

LOINC® Code Information Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the result codes returned for this test or profile.

Result IDReporting NameLOINC Code
Z1135Cocaine MetaboliteIn Process
Z1167Specimen TypeIn Process
Z1166Cocaine, GC/MS Confirmation:CocaineIn Process
Z1162BenzoylecgonineIn Process