What Is Cocaine (Benzoylecgonine)?

What it is

Cocaine is a stimulant; urine tests detect benzoylecgonine, its primary metabolite.

Why it matters

Cocaine is a standard panel analyte in workplace and clinical drug screening (cut-offs 100–300 ng/mL).

Specimen

Urine

Cut-off

150–300 ng/mL

Interpretation

Positive = benzoylecgonine (cocaine metabolite) detected (presumptive).

Limitations

Presumptive — confirm by GC-MS/LC-MS.

Related test: Cocaine (COC) Rapid Test — specimen: Urine

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a positive cocaine test mean? The cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine is present — a presumptive result; confirm by GC-MS/LC-MS.

Related knowledge

• Workplace drug screening