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.
Alternate Specimen
Lavender EDTA, green sodium or lithium heparin
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), sodium citrate
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
Nicotine: <2.0 ng/mL
Cotinine: <2.0 ng/mL
Cotinine: <2.0 ng/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory