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Test Code Quest 454 Meconium Drugs of Abuse

Additional Codes

Cerner Order Code: Meconium DOA

Specimen Type

Meconium

Minimum Volume

5 g

Container

Sterile cup
Frozen

Notes

Includes Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolite, Marijuana, Opiates, PCP (Phencyclidine).


Presumptive positive screen results are reflexed to a more specific and sensitive mass spectroscopy (MS) methodology. Test results equal to or greater than cutoff are reported as positive and results less than cutoff are reported as negative. Quantitative values cannot be used to assess the amount of drug that the neonate was exposed.