Nicotine/cotinine screen, urine

Alphabetical Test listing

Nicotine/cotinine screen, urine-1185

Test name:

Test number:

1185

Excellian order number:

LAB1185

Abbreviation:

Ur Nicotine

Alternate names:

Cotinine
NCS
Ur Nicotine
Tobacco

Useful for:

Detect use of nicotine

Specimen type:

Urine, random

Collection container:

Screw cap plastic container (sterile)

Volume:

20 mL

Minimum volume:

10 mL

Processing instructions:

Submit entire specimen

Transport container:

Screw cap plastic container (sterile)

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories (8582): R-MX

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

3 - 4 days

Method:

Screen: Initial presumptive testing by Immunoassay (IA) at a testing threshold of 100 ng/mL

Confirmation: presumptive positives confirmed to limit of quantitation by definitive liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Reference ranges:

See report

A combined total of urine nicotine and cotinine (nicotine metabolite) concentrations > 200 ng/mL indicates active use of a nicotine-containing product (tobacco or smoking cessation product).

Urine concentrations < 200 ng/mL could be consistent with passive exposure to tobacco smoke.

CPT codes:

80307
G0480 - LC/MS-MS confirmation (if appropriate)

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

Date created:

03/29/2005

Revised date:

12/28/2023

Review date:

12/28/2023