Ethanol, Urine
| Ethanol, Urine | | | |
| Number | | 007237 |
| CPT | | 82055 |
| Synonyms | | Alcohol, Urine ; Ethyl Alcohol, Urine |
| Test Includes | | Ethyl alcohol is for medical purposes only, not for legal use. |
| Specimen | | Urine (random) |
| Volume | | 5 mL |
| Minimum Volume | | 1.6 mL |
| Container | | Plastic transport tube (preferred) or plastic urine container |
| Collection | | Random |
| Storage Instructions | | Refrigerate |
| Reference Interval | | Negative (cutoff = 0.020%) |
| Use | | A positive urine alcohol is only indicative of recent use and cannot be used to determine impairment. This test should be restricted to monitoring patients in drug treatment programs where any alcohol use is prohibited. |
| Methodology | | Enzymatic; gas chromatography (GC) quantitation (if positive by initial test) |
| References | | Dahl H, Stephanson N, Beck O, et al, “Comparison of Urinary Excretion Characteristics of Ethanol and Ethyl Glucuronide,” J Anal Tox, 2002, 26(4):201-4. |
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