Drug Screen 16 with Confirmation, Blood-LabCorp
Additional Codes
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: 7 mL Gray top (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate)
Minimum Volume: 3.0 mL Whole Blood
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Dark green top (sodium heparin) or lavender (EDTA)
Reference Range
See Med Tox/Lab Corp for Reference Ranges
Methodology
Initial presumptive testing by immunoassay at the following testing thresholds: amphetamines, 50 ng/mL; barbiturates, 0.1 μg/mL; benzodiazepines, 20 ng/mL; buprenorphine, 1.0 ng/mL; carisoprodol, 0.5 μg/mL; cocaine metabolite, 25 ng/mL; fentanyl, 1.0 ng/mL; gabapentin, 1.0 μg/mL; methadone, 25 ng/mL; meperidine, 100 ng/mL; opiates, 5 ng/mL; oxycodones, 5 ng/mL; phencyclidine (PCP), 8 ng/mL; propoxyphene, 50 ng/mL; tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 5 ng/mL; tramadol, 50 ng/mL; presumptive positives confirmed to limit of quantitation by definitive chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS or LC/MS-MS).
Lab Handling
see Pain Management Drug Screen Procedure in QMS for complete Details
Storage Instructions
Room Temperature. For storage beyond 3 days, specimen should be refrigerated or frozen.
Turn Around Time
4-10 days