Nicotine and Metabolite, Drug Level
| Label Mnemonic: | NICO |
| Epic code: | LAB3714 |
| Downtime form: | A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum
Collection Medium:
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| Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) | Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) |
Minimum:
Collect TWO full red top tubes.
Recommended Minimum: 4.0 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 1.0 mL serum
Recommended Minimum: 4.0 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 1.0 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Serum separator
tubes and plasma/whole blood from light blue (sodium citrate).
Turn Around
Time:
4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Interpretive Data:
1. Drugs and analytes covered: nicotine, cotinine (metabolite), 3-OH-
cotinine (metabolite).
2. Positive cutoff: 5 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. Interpretive questions should be directed to the laboratory.
For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
2. Positive cutoff: 5 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. Interpretive questions should be directed to the laboratory.
For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Comments:
No gel separator tubes.
Methodology:
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass
Spectrometry
CPT Code:
80323