Days Set Up
Monday - Sunday
Analytic Time

2 - 5 days

MiChart Code
Nicotine and Metabolites, Serum
Soft Order Code
NICOS

Test Updated:

Synonyms

Cotinine, Serum
NICOTINE AND METABOLITES, S
COTS
NICO
TRANS COT
COTININE
NICOTINE
TRANS-3-OH COTININE

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Test Usage

Monitoring of tobacco use.

Reference Range

Nicotine: <3 ng/mL; Cotinine: <3 ng/mL.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in a red top tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate.

Red Top Tube
Normal Volume
0.8 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
80323
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
3853-9

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As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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