Ethyl Glucuronide, Urine reflex to Confirm/Quant




Test Mnemonic

UEGLUC

CPT Codes

  • 80307 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

58375-7

Performing Laboratory

n/a


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
4 mLUrine, randomClean container Refrigerated 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1.5 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient7 days
Refrigerated30 days
Frozen30 days

Days Performed

Mon - Sat

Turnaround Time

1 - 3 days

Methodology

Name Description
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) 

Reference Range

Special Info

Cutoff concentration: 500 ng/mL. The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. All positive Ethyl Glucuronide results will be sent for confirmation by Liquid Chromatography -Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) at an additional cost.

Clinical Info

Ethyl glucuronide is a direct metabolite of ethanol and can be detected up to 80 hours in urine after ethanol ingestion.

Clinical Limitation

Unintentional exposure to ethanol by other means such as hand sanitizers and other products or foods containing ethanol can result in detectable levels of ethyl glucuronide.