Drug Coma/Overdose Profile II, Blood and Urine With Cannabinoids

Message

LabCorp

Test Code

700617

CPT Codes
80100; 80101(x4); 80154; 80185; 80196; 82003; 82205; 82980; 84600

Preferred Specimen

"Serum, whole blood and urine (random)
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Minimum Volume

"1.5 mL serum, 0.5 mL whole blood, and 10 mL urine

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Instructions

"This profile is intended to aid the clinician in the management of a suspected overdose due to unknown drugs. Please indicate suspected substance, if possible. Note: If serum and/or whole blood are the only specimens available, please order test 041780. If urine and/or gastric contents are the only specimens available, please order test 072033.
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Transport Container

"Red-top tube and gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube and urine container. Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection. Send serum in a plastic transport tube. Submit full, unopened gray-top tube for analysis of volatiles.
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Transport Temperature

"Refrigerate
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Specimen Stability

"Room temperature 14 days
Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen 14 days
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Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

"Gel tube; hemolysis; gross lipemia; icteric specimen

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Methodology
"Gas chromatography (GC); thin-layer chromatography (TLC); immunoassay "

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.