NICOTINE (COTININE) METABOLITE SCREEN, SERUM

Test Code

LAB7928

CPT Codes
80302

Preferred Specimen

1 Gold tube (SST)

Patient Preparation
None

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL (1 mL optimal)

Other Acceptable Specimens

1 Red tube

Instructions

Centrifuge for complete separtion of serum from red cells. Refrigerate until tested.

Transport Container

Transfer/aliquot tube

Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

2-8°C up to 7 days
Frozen up to 6 months

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Quantity Not Sufficient (QNS)

Methodology
EIA

Setup Schedule

T, Th

Batched; Day shift

Report Available

Same day tested

Reference Range

<50 ng/mL = Negative
>50 ng/mL = Positive
Indeterminate - LC/MS confirmation is recommended

Clinical Significance

Nicotine is redily metabolized into cotinine. This assay is intended as an aid in the detection of cotinine after use or exposure to tobacco products.

Performing Laboratory
Alverno Central Lab

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