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Test Code COC ALC C.O.C. (Chain-of-Custody), Alcohol, Blood

Methodology

Test may be performed at employer’s laboratory of choice. If laboratory is not specified, specimen will be sent to Quest Diagnostics Laboratory in Lenexa, KS for testing.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Laboratory-Lenexa

Specimen Requirements

1. Prep patient’s arm with Betadine®.

2. Draw blood in a grey-top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) tube(s).

3. Affix chain-of-custody tape across top of tube(s), and send 5 mL of (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) whole blood.

4. Place tube(s) and completed chain-of-custody form in a sealed bag.

5. Send specimen at ambient temperature.

6. For chain-of-custody information, see #Chain-of-Custody Processing “Chain-of-Custody Processing.”
Note:  Follow instructions in “Blood Alcohol Collection” in “C.O.C. (Chain-of-Custody) Collection Procedure” in “Special Instructions.”

Reference Values

An interpretive report will be provided.

Test Classification and CPT Coding

N/A

Special Instructions