Opiates, Serum or Plasma, Quantitative OPIACF
| Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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| Components | Codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone. Positive cutoff: 2 ng/mL |
| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | One 5 mL gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate) top tube. Also acceptable: Plain red, green (sodium heparin), lavender (EDTA), or pink (K2EDTA) top tubes. Separate serum/plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. |
| Transport | 1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8ºC. (Min: 0.5 mL) |
| Stability | Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 years |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Separator tubes. Plasma or whole blood collected in light blue (sodium citrate) top tubes. Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| Billing Code | 5011630 |
| CPTCode | 80364 (Alt code: G0480) |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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See Laboratory Report. |
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