Opiates, Urine, Quantitative UOPCF
| Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | Random urine. |
| Transport | 0.5 mL urine with no additives or preservatives at 20-25ºC (Min: 0.3 mL). |
| Stability | Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 month: Frozen: 3 years |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. |
| Schedule | Daily |
| Billing Code | 5011563 |
| CPTCode | 80364 (Alt code: G0480) |
| Notes | For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use. |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
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Methodology: Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Drugs covered: codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, hydrocodone, norhydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, noroxycodone, oxymorphone and noroxymorphone. All drugs covered are the non-glucuronidated (free) form. Positive cutoff: 20 ng/mL |
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