Identification

Purpose

Identification

Method(s)

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

80345

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

4 days

Test Includes


1	Butabarbital	Butisol Sodium	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
2	Butalbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
3	Amobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
4	Pentobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
5	Secobarbital	Seconal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
6	Phenobarbital	Luminal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.5	Anticonvulsant, Sedative

Test Also Known As

Amal®; Amytal®; Axocet®; Etamyl®; Eunoctal®; Immenox®; Lotusate®; Nembutal®; Sandoptal®; Secogen®; Stadadorm®; Tuinal®

Specimen Type

Meconium

Requested Volume

5 g

Minimum Volume

5 g

Special Handling

Collect at least 5 grams, approximately 1 tablespoon, of the black- tarry Meconium sample and place into a clean 40 mL polyethylene bottle. The sample may be combined several times from each evacuation up to approximately 72 hours or when the sample starts to turn yellowish-green.

Specimen Container

Plastic container (preservative-free)

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

None

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen (-20 °C): Undetermined


1	Butabarbital	Butisol Sodium	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
2	Butalbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
3	Amobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
4	Pentobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
5	Secobarbital	Seconal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.2	Hypnotic, Sedative
6	Phenobarbital	Luminal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.5	Anticonvulsant, Sedative

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

8620ME Barbiturates Panel (Qualitative), Meconium - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Butabarbital	mcg/g	BUTABARBIT
Butalbital	mcg/g	BUTALBITAL
Amobarbital	mcg/g	AMOBARB
Pentobarbital	mcg/g	PENTOBARB
Secobarbital	mcg/g	SECOBARB
Phenobarbital	mcg/g	PHENOBARB

LOINC^® Information

8620ME Barbiturates Panel (Qualitative), Meconium - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Butabarbital	mcg/g	BUTABARBIT
Butalbital	mcg/g	BUTALBITAL
Amobarbital	mcg/g	AMOBARB
Pentobarbital	mcg/g	PENTOBARB
Secobarbital	mcg/g	SECOBARB
Phenobarbital	mcg/g	PHENOBARB


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