Phencyclidine (PCP)

CPT Code(s):

83992

Specimen Requirements:

Collect 2 mL urine in a preservative-free plastic container.
Transport/Storage Temperature:

  • Refrigerated

Stability (collection to shipping of the sample):

  • Ambient: 7 days
  • Refrigerated: 10 days
  • Frozen (-20 º C): 1 month
Rejection Criterion:

  • Exposure to repeated freeze/thaw cycles

Use:

Drugs Tested:

  • Phencyclidine (PCP)

Methodology:


Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reported:


1 – 3 days

Interpretation Data:

Range of Quantification: 10 – 1,000 ng/mL