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Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Red
- Acceptable: Sodium heparin green or Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate gray
Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer
Turn Around Time
7-10 days
Availability
Routine
Includes
Codeine, Morphine, and Hydrocodone
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Toxicology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
Additional Information
Blood opiates reported as free-drug
Reference Ranges
<50 ng/mL
CPT
80363