Drug Monitoring Assess Panel, Extended, Quantitative, Urine

Test Code
39992


CPT Codes
80324, 80346, 80353, 80354, 80356, 80361, 80365, 80348, 80362, 80358, 80359, 80323, 80357, 80369, 80355, 80360, 83992, 80366, 80372, 80373, 80335, 80368 (HCPCS: G0483)

Includes
If you require medMATCH for this order code, you must also order code 39158 - Prescribed Drugs, medMATCH®. If 39158 is ordered, all Drug Monitoring order codes will be treated as medMATCH.

If this test code is not ordered with 39158, all medMATCH result codes will be DNR'd.

Amphetamines, Benzodiazepines, Buprenorphine and Naloxone, Carisoprodol Metabolite, Cocaine Metabolite, Fentanyl, Gabapentin, Heroin Metabolite, Ketamine, MDMA/MDA, Methadone Metabolite, Methylphenidate Metabolite, Mitragynine, Naltrexone, Opiates Expanded, Phencyclidine, Pregabalin, Tapentadol, Tramadol, Tricyclic Antidepressants, Zolpidem
Specimen validity consisting of Creatinine, Oxidant, and pH testing.


Preferred Specimen
10 mL random urine collected in a plastic urine container


Minimum Volume
9 mL


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Preserved urine


Methodology
Mass Spectrometry (MS)

FDA Status
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or approved by FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and is used for clinical purposes.

Setup Schedule
Sets up 7 days a week.


Clinical Significance
A single direct to definitive panel with the ability to identify multiple specific drugs and metabolites across drug classes facilitates enhanced patient care. The test is a definitive assay using liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC/MS/MS) methodology. Therapeutic urine drug monitoring is important for ensuring compliance to treatment strategies, as well as ensuring non-diversion for illicit purposes. Urine or oral fluid are the specimens of choice for routine monitoring of patients taking prescription drugs. Use of serum/plasma should be limited to anuretic patients, or where a patient's clinical appearance does not coincide with their prescribed medications. No single monitoring approach provides adequate information about the pattern or dose of patient drug use. Safest prescribing habits should include a combination of tools and laboratory test results to correctly detect drug use patterns. Quantitative values cannot be used to assess the drug dose, because the drug is extensively metabolized and excreted in the urine.




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.