Test Code Lab501A Pain Management Comprehensive Drug Screen, Urine
Intended Use
HPLC-MS/MS is a means of analyzing, confirming, and quantifying drugs, both prescribed and illicit, present in urine.
Methodology
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Performing Laboratory
RCH
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Urine
Specimen Volume: 30mL
Container Type: 60mL with temperature strip
Collection Instructions:
- Collect 30 mL of urine in a preservative-free specimen cup with a temperature strip
- Record temperature within 5 minutes of collection on specimen cup, not the lid
- Specimens without temperatue may only have testing performed if approved by provider. Ensure this has been written on the specimen cup.
- Refrigerate appropriately labeled specimen until it can be delivered to the lab
- This testing is not available as a STAT procedure
- If patient is unable to void >30 mL or unable to record temperature, please include note from the ordering provider stating specimen is okay to run.
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: (Preferred) 31 days
Frozen: (Acceptable) 31 days
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday and Thursday
Test Classification CPT Coding
80364
80347
80326
G0482 (if appropriate)
80339
80355
80353
80345
80349