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Drugs of Abuse Test, Alcohol, Urine - Screen with Reflex to Confirmation/Quantitation

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Example Reports
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Ordering Recommendation

Urine screening and confirmation test to identify acute alcohol ingestion.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Random urine.

Specimen Preparation

Transport 10 mL urine. (Min: 2 mL)
Newborn minimum: 1 mL for the initial test and 1 mL for the confirmation of screen positive.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Remarks

If applicable, indicate NEWBORN prominently on the test request form.

Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Semi-Quantitative Enzymatic Assay/Semi-Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-4 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data

For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.

Positive cutoff 40 mg/dL, screen and confirmation. 

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

If screen is positive, then confirmation by gas chromatography/flame ionization detection will be added. Additional charges apply.
Compare to Alcohol Metabolite, with Confirmation, with medMATCH, Urine.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

80307; if reflexed, add 80320 (Reflexed Alt Code: G0480 )

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0092280 Drug Screen and Conf, Alcohol, Urine 42242-8
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Aliases

  • Ethanol
  • Ethyl Alcohol
  • EtOH
  • urine alcohol concentration
Drugs of Abuse Test, Alcohol, Urine - Screen with Reflex to Confirmation/Quantitation