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HelpTest Code EDS Emergency Drug Screen Panel, Qualitative, Urine
Specimen and Container/Tube
Specimen Type: Urine, Random Collection
Preferred Specimen: Sterile Plastic Container
Other Acceptable specimens: Sterile Clean Glass Container
Volume
Preferred Volume: 1.0 mL
Minimum Volume: 3.0 mL
Specimen Stability
|
Storage Temperature |
Stability |
|
Room temperature |
Not Acceptable |
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Refrigerated |
5 Days |
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Frozen |
Not Acceptable |
Collection Instructions
- Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures.
- No preservatives or additives.
Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions
UCMC Onsite Instructions:
- Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately.
- No preservatives or additives.
UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions:
- Samples should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.
- No preservatives or additives.
- Centrifuge specimens at >2500 x g for 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Aliquot urine into plastic tube containing a minimum of 1 mL of specimen.
- Urine samples must then be sent refrigerated at 2-8oC.
Rejection Criteria
- Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits.
- Specimens that are collected with preservatives or additives.
Reference Values
|
Test |
Age |
Sex |
Reference Range |
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Alcohol |
All |
All |
None Detected |
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Amphetamine |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Barbiturates |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Benzodiazepines |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Cocaine |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Fentanyl |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Methadone Metabolites |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Opiates |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Oxycodone |
All |
All |
None Detected |
|
Phencyclidine |
All |
All |
None Detected |
Critical Values
Not applicable
Turnaround Time
Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory.
STAT Turnaround Time: 1 hour
Routine Turnaround Time: 4 hours
Testing Schedule: 24/7
Clinical Indications
- Qualitative screening for alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone metabolite, opiates, oxycodone, norfentanyl and phencyclidine in urine.
- For medical purposes only.
- This test must not be used for employee drug testing or other purposes requiring a chain of custody handling procedure.
Test Components
- Alcohol, Urine Screen
- Amphetamines, Urine Screen
- Barbiturate, Urine Screen
- Benzodiazepines, Urine Screen
- Cocaine Metabolite, Urine Screen
- Fentanyl, Urine Screen
- Methadone Metabolite, Urine Screen
- Opiates, Urine Screen
- Oxycodone, Urine Screen
- Phencyclidine, Urine Screen
Methodology
- Enzymatic Method w/ Alcohol Dehydrogenase (Roche Diagnostics)
- Homogeneous Enzyme Immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics)
- Kinetic Interaction of Microparticles in solution (KIMS) (Roche Diagnostics)
CPT Codes
80307
Synonyms/Keyword Search
DAT: Drugs of Abuse Testing
Additional Information
- Results should always be assessed in conjunction with patient's medical history, clinical examination and other findings.
- All positive results are considered presumptive unless confirmed by an alternate method.
- Cutoff value used to discern positive from negative/none detected are:
- Alcohol 25 mg/dL or greater
- Amphetamine 1000 ng/mL or greater
- Barbitruates 200 ng/mL or greater
- Benzodiazepines 300 ng/mL or greater
- Cocaine 300 ng/mL or greater
- Fentanyl 5 ng/mL or greater
- Methadone Metabolite 100 ng/mL or greater
- Opiates 300 ng/mL or greater
- Oxycodone 100 ng/mL or greater
- Phencyclidine 25 ng/mL or greater
- The concentration of drug detected cannot be estimated by this qualtitaive method.
Last Review Date
8/19/2024
LOINC Code
TBD