Drug Screen Serum Routine DRUGBLD

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Toxicology Screen, Drugs of Abuse, Serum

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Drug Screen, Serum

EPIC Order Name

Serum Drug Screen with Reflex to Confirmation

Clinical Info

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

Specimen Type

Blood

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 Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80307 

PDM

5903811

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