The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


Opiates (Drugs of Abuse Confirmation/Quantitation)
Order Code: DAUCOPI
Epic Lab Code: LAB3034
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Random Urine
Collection Medium:
Urine - Random urine container
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum:  5 mL urine
Adult/Pediatric Absolute Minimum:  2.0 mL urine
Rejection Criteria:
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Analytic Time:
5 working days
Reference Range:
Positive cutoff: 5 ng/mL
Interpretive Data:
Drugs Covered: codeine, dihydrocodeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, 
hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone.

The absence of expected drug(s) and/or drug metabolite(s) may indicate 
non-compliance, inappropriate timing of specimen collection relative to 
drug administration, poor drug absorption, diluted/adulterated urine, 
or limitations of testing. The concentration value must be greater than 
or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. Interpretive 
questions should be directed to the laboratory.

For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
Test
Limitations:
For medical purposes only - not valid for employment drug testing.

Drugs covered: codeine, morphine, 6-acetylmorphine, hydrocodone, 
hydromorphone, and oxycodone.

Positive cutoff: 5 ng/mL
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and/or Liquid 
Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
83925

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Updated: 11/17/2009

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