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Drug Monitoring, Methylphenidate Metabolite, Quantitative, Urine
Test Code90246
CPT Codes
80360 (HCPCS: G0480)
Includes
Ritalinic Acid
Preferred Specimen
20 mL urine collected in a clinical drug test transport vial
Minimum Volume
5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Urine collected in urine collection container
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Preserved samples
Methodology
Mass Spectrometry (MS)
Setup Schedule
Tue-Sat
Report Available
2 to 3 Day(s)
Clinical Significance
The management of patients use of controlled substances is an increasing focus of law enforcement to ensure that prescribed medications aren't 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).
