CPT Code(s):
80363
Specimen Requirements:
Collect 2 mL urine in a preservative-free plastic container.
Transport/Storage Temperature:
- Refrigerated
Stability (collection to shipping of the sample):
- Ambient: 7 days
- Refrigerated: 10 days
- Frozen (-20 º C): 1 month
Rejection Criterion:
- Exposure to repeated freeze/thaw cycles
Use:
Drugs Tested:
- Tramadol
- O-Desmethyltramadol
- Tapentadol
Methodology:
Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reported:
1 – 3 days
Interpretation Data:
Range of Quantitation: 50 – 50,000 ng/mL