ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine : 0090359

Mnemonic: CDCO COCA

Methodology: Quantitative Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: 1-4 days
Specimen Required: Collect: Random urine.

Specimen Preparation: Transfer 4 mL urine with no additives or preservatives to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 2 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature: Room temperature.

Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 3 years
Interpretive Data: Drugs covered: benzoylecgonine

Positive cutoff: 50 ng/mL 

The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. Interpretive questions should be directed to the laboratory.

For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
CPT Code(s): 82520
Cross References: Benzoylecgonine (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine) , Benzoylmethylecgonine (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine) , Cocaine (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine), Crack (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine), Pain Management (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine) , Pain Management, Cocaine Metabolite, Quantitative, w/ medMATCH, Urine (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine) , Pain Management, Cocaine Metabolite,., w/Confirmation w/medMATCH, Urine (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation - Cocaine Metabolite (Benzoylecgonine) - Urine)