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

Benzodiazepine Confirmation
Order Code: BENZOC
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Urine
Collection Medium:
Urine - Random urine container 


Minimum:


Preferred minimum:  10 mL urine
Absolute minimum:  3 mL urine


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Qualitative benzodiazepine confirmation includes:

         Drug                     Reporting Limit

Diazepam, desmethyldiazepam,      Combined total
oxazepam, and temazepam           of 300 ng/ml

Alprazolam                        100 ng/ml

Alpha-hydroxyalprazolam           100 ng/ml


Methodology:


Immunoassay (IA)
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)


CPT Code:


82542 (x2)




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Updated: 07/11/2008

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