Test Details
Mnemonic
SNICO
Ordering Code
1860500
CPT-4 Code(s)
80323 (G0480)
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 3.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), sodium citrate, grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
Active Tobacco User Passive Exposure Abstinence 2 weeks and more
Nicotine 30 – 50 ng/mL <2 ng/mL <2 ng/mL
Cotinine 200 – 800 ng/mL <8 ng/mL <2 ng/mL
Nicotine 30 – 50 ng/mL <2 ng/mL <2 ng/mL
Cotinine 200 – 800 ng/mL <8 ng/mL <2 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No