Amphetamine Confirmation, Meconium

Overview

  • EPIC Code:
  • Soft Test Code:
  • MEACO
  • Send Out Test Code:
  • 191264
Alternate Names
  • Amphetamine, Confirmation by GCMS, Meconium
  • Meconium, Amphetamines Confirmation
Included Tests

Amphetamine; Methamphetamine


Specimen Collection & Preparation

Specimen Requirements

5 grams Meconium in a Plastic Feces Container, leak-proof


Alternate Specimen

 


TransportAndStorage

72 hours Ambient
14 days Refrigerated
1 year frozen

Transport refrigerated


Collection Instructions

 


Minimum Volume

1 gram fresh meconium


Neonatal Volumne

Clinical Interpretation

Reference Range:

None detected

Detection limit 50 ng/g


Methodology:
  • Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry

Production Schedule

Sites Performed
  • Quest - Chantilly
Days Performed
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
  • Sendouts - Clinical
Turn Around Time

3 days


Coding & Compliance

CDM

00917502


CPT Coding

80324