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Test ID BARBU Barbiturates Confirmation, Urine

Useful For

Detecting drug abuse involving barbiturates such as amobarbital, butalbital, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, and secobarbital

Method Name

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Confirmation with Quantitation

Reporting Name

Barbiturates Confirmation, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Container/Tube: Plastic, 60-mL urine bottle

Specimen Volume: 20 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect a random urine specimen.

2. No preservative.

Additional Information:

1. No specimen substitutions.

2. No STATS are accepted for this procedure.

3. For situations where chain of custody is required, a Chain-of-Custody Kit (T282) is available. For chain-of-custody testing, order BARBX / Barbiturates Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Urine.

4. Additional drug panels and specific requests are available. Call Mayo Medical Laboratories at 800-533-1710 or 507-266-5700.

5. If urine creatinine is required or adulteration of the sample is suspected, the following test should be requested, ADULT / Adulterants Survey, Urine. For additional information, please refer to ADULT / Adulterants Survey, Urine.

6. Submitting less than 20 mL will compromise our ability to perform all necessary testing.

Forms: Chain-of-Custody Request Form is included in the Chain-of-Custody Kit (T282). A copy of this form is also available at http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/it-mmfiles/chain-of-custody-request-form.pdf.

Specimen Minimum Volume

5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  14 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Clinical Information

Barbiturates represent a class of drugs that were originally introduced as sleep inducers. Butalbital is also used to control severe headaches. Mephobarbital and phenobarbital are frequently used to control major motor (grand mal) seizures. These drugs are commonly abused as "downers" to induce sleep after an amphetamine- or cocaine-induced "high."

Reference Values

Negative

 

Cutoff concentrations:

BUTALBITAL BY GC-MS

<100 ng/mL

 

AMOBARBITAL BY GC-MS

<100 ng/mL

 

PENTOBARBITAL BY GC-MS

<100 ng/mL

 

SECOBARBITAL BY GC-MS

<100 ng/mL

 

PHENOBARBITAL BY GC-MS

<100 ng/mL

Cautions

No significant cautionary statements.

 

This test is very specific for these compounds.

 

For chain-of-custody information, see BARBX / Barbiturates Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Urine.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Thursday, Sunday

Report Available

2 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

80345

G0480 (if appropriate)

NY State Approved

Yes