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Test ID: COKMX    
Cocaine and Metabolite Confirmation, Chain of Custody, Meconium

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Detection of in utero drug exposure up to 5 months before birth

 

Chain of custody is required whenever the results of testing could be used in a court of law. Its purpose is to protect the rights of the individual contributing the specimen by demonstrating that it was under the control of personnel involved with testing the specimen at all times; this control implies that the opportunity for specimen tampering would be limited. Since the evidence of illicit drug use during pregnancy can be cause for separating the baby from the mother, a complete chain of custody ensures that the test results are appropriate for legal proceedings.

Additional Tests Lists tests that are always performed, at an additional charge, with the initial tests.

Test IDReporting NameAvailable SeparatelyAlways Performed
COCHChain of Custody ProcessingNoYes

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

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

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

No

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Cocaine and metabolite Conf, CoC, M

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Benzoylecgonine (Cocaine Metabolite)
Cocaine Confirmation, QN, Urine
Coke (Cocaine)
Crack (Cocaine)
Meconium