Test Details
Mnemonic
SDS1A
Ordering Code
1800400
CPT-4 Code(s)
80307
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: Lavender EDTA, light blue sodium citrate, potassium oxalate
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), any tubes containing gel, grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay
Reference Range
Decision Levels:
Drugs Included Screen Cutoff Concentration
Amphetamines 500 ng/mL
Barbiturates 150 ng/mL
Benzodiazepines 100 ng/mL
Cocaine 150 ng/mL
Ethanol 10 mg/dL*
Methadone 150 ng/mL
Opiates 150 ng/mL
Phencyclidine 12 ng/mL
Propoxyphene 150 ng/mL
THC (Cannabis) 50 ng/mL
*Quantitative value reported
Drugs Included Screen Cutoff Concentration
Amphetamines 500 ng/mL
Barbiturates 150 ng/mL
Benzodiazepines 100 ng/mL
Cocaine 150 ng/mL
Ethanol 10 mg/dL*
Methadone 150 ng/mL
Opiates 150 ng/mL
Phencyclidine 12 ng/mL
Propoxyphene 150 ng/mL
THC (Cannabis) 50 ng/mL
*Quantitative value reported
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No