Alcohol, Ethyl, Quant Urine ALCQNUR

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Alcohol, Ethyl, Quant Urine

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Alcohol, Ethyl, Quant Urine

Clinical Info

A positive urine alcohol is only indicative of recent use and cannot be used to determine impairment. This test should be restricted to monitoring patients in drug treatment programs where any alcohol use is prohibited.

Specimen Type

Container

Sterile Urine Cup

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Plastic urine tube
Specimen: 5 mL random urine ( 1.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated (Stability: 14 Days)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated (

Specimen Stability

14 Days)

Methodology

Enzymatic; gas chromatography (GC) quantitation (if positive by initial test)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp-Raritain

CPT

80307

PDM

1559437

Result Interpretation

Negative (cutoff = 0.020%)

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