Methamphetamine and Metabolite, Quantitative
Order Code: METHP
Epic Lab Code: LAB3595
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Plasma or Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate Collection Media:
Green top tube 4 mL (Na Heparin), Lavender top tube 4 mL (EDTA), Pink top tube
Minimum:
Adult Preferred Minimum: 4.0 mL serum or plasma Adult/Pediatric Absolute Minimum: 2.0 mL serum or plasma
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Separator tubes and plasma or whole blood from lt. blue (sodium citrate).
Analytic Time:
4 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Interpretive Data:
Drugs covered: methamphetamine, amphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA - Ecstasy), and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). Positive cutoff: 20 ng/mL The absence of expected drug(s) and/or drug metabolite(s) may indicate non-compliance, inappropriate timing of specimen collection relative to drug administration, poor drug absorption, or limitations of testing. The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and/or Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
82145