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Test ID CDAUX Drug Abuse Panel with Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Random, Urine


Specimen Required


Container/Tube: Chain-of-Custody Kit (T282) containing the specimen containers, seals, and documentation required

Specimen Volume: 30 mL

Collection Instructions: Collect specimen in the container provided, seal, and submit with the associated documentation to satisfy the legal requirements for chain-of-custody testing.

Additional Information: Submitting less than 30 mL will compromise our ability to perform all necessary testing.


Forms

1. Chain of Custody Request is included in the Chain-of-Custody Kit (T282).

2. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.

Useful For

Detecting drug abuse involving amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, ethanol, marijuana, opiates, and phencyclidine

                                                     

This test is intended to be used in a setting where the test results can be used definitively to make a diagnosis.

 

Chain of custody is required whenever the results of testing could be used in a court of law. Its purpose is to protect the rights of the individual contributing the specimen by demonstrating that it was under the control of personnel involved with testing the specimen at all times; this control implies that the opportunity for specimen tampering would be limited.

Additional Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
COCH Chain of Custody Processing No Yes
ADLTX Adulterants Survey, CoC, U Yes Yes

Reflex Tests

Test ID Reporting Name Available Separately Always Performed
AMPHX Amphetamines Confirmation, CoC, U Yes No
OPATX Opiate Confirmation, CoC, U Yes No
BARBX Barbiturates Confirmation, CoC, U Yes No
COKEX Cocaine and metabolite Conf, CoC, U Yes No
ETOHX Ethanol, CoC, U Yes No
PCPX Phencyclidine Confirmation, CoC, U Yes No
THCX Carboxy-THC Confirmation, CoC, U Yes No
BNZX Benzodiazepines Conf, CoC, U Yes No

Testing Algorithm

Testing begins with screening assays. If alcohol (ethanol) screen is positive, then the gas chromatography-flame ionization detector confirmation with quantification will be performed at an additional charge. If amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine and metabolites, opiates, phencyclidine, or tetrahydrocannabinol metabolite screen is positive, then the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry confirmation with quantification will be performed at an additional charge. Amphetamines and opiates that screen positive will be quantified with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at an additional charge.

 

Adulterants testing will be performed on all chain of custody urine samples as per regulatory requirements.

Method Name

Alcohol Screened by an Enzymatic Assay/All Others Screened by Immunoassay

Reporting Name

Confirmed Drug Abuse Panel, CoC, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Minimum Volume

15 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 7 days
  Frozen  14 days

Clinical Information

This assay was designed to screen for and confirm by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID), or liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for the following drugs:

-Amphetamines

-Barbiturates          

-Benzodiazepines

-Cocaine

-Ethanol

-Opiates

-Phencyclidine

-Tetrahydrocannabinol

 

Chain of custody is a record of the disposition of a specimen to document who collected it, who handled it, and who performed the analysis. When a specimen is submitted in this manner, analysis will be performed in such a way that it will withstand regular court scrutiny.

Reference Values

Negative

Screening cutoff concentrations

Amphetamines: 500 ng/mL

Barbiturates: 200 ng/mL

Benzodiazepines: 100 ng/mL

Cocaine (benzoylecgonine-cocaine metabolite): 150 ng/mL

Ethanol: 10 mg/dL

Opiates: 300 ng/mL

Phencyclidine: 25 ng/mL

Tetrahydrocannabinol carboxylic acid: 50 ng/mL

This report is intended for use in clinical monitoring or management of patients. It is not intended for use in employment-related testing.

Cautions

Not intended for use in employment-related testing.

               

The test does not screen for drug classes other than those listed above. More comprehensive screening is available using the serum or urine drug screens (DSSX / Drug Screen, Prescription/OTC, Chain of Custody, Serum or PDSUX / Drug Screen, Prescription/OTC, Chain of Custody, Urine).

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Report Available

2 to 3 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

CPT Code Information

80307

NY State Approved

Yes