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Test Code
MECDD
Test Name
Drug Detection Panel Meconium
CPT Codes
AMA 80355, 80364, 80347, 80326, 80323; CMS G0481
Expected Turnaround Time
1 - 3 days
Clinical Utility
Use to detect and document fetal drug exposure during approximately the last trimester of a full-term pregnancy.
Specimen and Container Info

Preferred Specimen Type: Meconium

Preferred Collection Container: Sterile Container

Desired Specimen Volume: 2 g
Collection Instructions
  1. Collect meconium until milk/formula based stool appears
  2. Place meconium in sterile container and refrigerate
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory refrigerated. 
Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

1 week

Refrigerated

3 weeks

Frozen

1 year
Causes for Rejection
Unknown fluids, pharmaceutical preparation, and breast milk. Diapers, cotton swabs, baby wipes, tongue depressors, bottles.
Methodology
Qualitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Intervals

See patient report.
Reference Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Testing Schedule
Routine, daily
The American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes published by HNL Lab Medicine are guidelines and are intended for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the exclusive responsibility of the billing entity. View the Terms.
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