The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


THC Confirmation
Order Code: THCC
Epic Lab Code: LAB447
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Random Urine
Collection Medium:
Urine - Random urine container
Minimum:
Preferred Adult Minimum:  5 mL random urine
Absolute Adult Minimum:  3 mL random urine
Pediatric Minimum: 2.0 mL random urine
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Analytic Time:
5 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Drugs covered:  9-carboxy-THC.
Positive cutoff: 4 ng/mL.
For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
82542

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Updated: 03/18/2009

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