Fentanyl screen - Urine

Message

Fentanyl is included in Drug Screen - OB/PEDS (DSAUR OB/PEDS and DSAUR OBS/PEDS). Testing can be ordered separately or in addition to standard drug screen (DSAUR).

Test Code

FENTSCUR - NCMC

CPT Codes
80307

Preferred Specimen

20 mL urine

Minimum Volume

7 mL

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 5 days

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: 30 days

Setup Schedule

Continuously

Report Available

Same Day

Reference Range

< 1.0 ng/mL

Clinical Significance

Fentanyl is a synthetic narcotic analgesic of high potency and short duration of action. Although 200 times more potent than Morphine, Fentanyl has a high safety margin. The drug is available as a citrate salt in an injectable solution containing 50 µg/mL. It is also available as a transdermal patch containing 2.5 – 10 mg Fentanyl and provides a dose of 25 – 100 µg/hr for 72 hours for management of chronic pain. While Fentanyl has all the properties of Morphine, it is structurally different and therefore cannot be detected by screening tests for Morphine and related opiates. Because of the potency of the drug, concentrations encountered in biological fluids are in the sub nanogram range.

Performing Laboratory
North Colorado Medical Center

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.