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Test Code NIC Nicotine Cotinine Screen, Urine

Important Note

Ordering of this test is restricted in Epic to Dr. Kaywan Gamadia and his nurses under the Cape Spine and Neurosurgery department.  The mailout ZG073 (Mayo NICOU) should ONLY be changed to the in-house test NIC if Dr. Kaywan Gamadia (NeuroSurg) is the ordering physician and they ask for this correction.

Additional Codes

SoftLab code NIC
Epic code LAB2242
Epic name Nicotine Cotinine Screen, Urine

 

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Urine, random

Container/Tube: Plastic urine container
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. No preservative.

2. Follow instructions in Urine Collection in Special Instructions.

Specimen Stability

Ambient 2 hours

Refrigerated 48 hours

Performed

Monday through Sunday

Interpretation

This report is for medical purposes only.
This report is classified as an unconfirmed screen.
Negative cutoff is <50 ng/mL.