Geisinger Medical Laboratories Test Catalog
DRUG MONITORING, AMPHETAMINES, WITH D/L, QUANTITATIVE, URINE |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB1334 Geisinger Epic ID: 53261 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Urine | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Alternate Collection Container: |
Non-sterile specimen container
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Specimen required: |
20 mL urine; minimum 5 mL. | |
SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Room temperature. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: 14 days. Refrigerated: 14 days. Frozen: 30 days. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Preserved samples. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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CPT code(s): |
80324 | |
Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Amphetamine and Methamphetamine. | |
Methodology: |
Mass Spectrometry |
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Synonyms: |
Quest test code 39386, DM Amp, Prescription Drug Monitoring, Pain Management
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Clinical significance: |
The management of patients use of controlled substances is an increasing focus of law enforcement to ensure that prescribed medications arent diverted, and is critical to the successful outcome of many pharmaco-therapies. Urine drug testing for the presence or absence of prescribed medications and illicit drugs is a strategy designed to help the treating physician monitor their patients for compliance with that physicians directive(s). |