Serum Drug Screen with Reflex to Confirmation

Synonyms

  • DRUG SCREEN SERUM ROUTINE
  • DRUGBLD
  • LAB10751

Cerner Name

Drug Screen Serum Routine

Clinical Info

The serum concentration of a drug is measured as a guide to individuation of therapy. 

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

10 mL (minimum volume: 5 mL) of serum or plasma

Container

Plain, Red-top tube(s) or Grey top(fluoride oxalate) tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Plain, red-top tube(s) or grey top(fluoride oxalate) tube
Specimen: 10 mL (minimum volume: 5 mL) of serum or plasma

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated Plasma
 Frozen   Serum

Specimen Stability

  Plasma
24 Hrs Room Temperature
 7 Days Refrigerated
 30 Days Frozen
  Serum
Unacceptable Room temperature
Unacceptable Refrigerated
30 days Frozen 

Methodology

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

Days Performed

Monday - Sunday
 
TAT: 2 - 4 days

Performing Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80307 

PDM

5903811

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
DRUG SCREEN, SERUM DRUGSCRN DRUG SCRN SERUM Drug Screen, Serum

Result Interpretation

Negative Screen
 

  • Test Includes: Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana, Methadone, Opiates, PCP (Phencyclidine)

    All positive drug screens are confirmed and quantitated at an additional charge (CPT coding varies by drug confirmed).



 

Forms
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