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Tramadol
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Test Code
TRAMLC
CPT Codes
80373
Includes
Confirmation for Tramadol: Tramadol, N-Desmethyltramadol
Preferred Specimen
20 mL Random Urine
Minimum Volume
3 mL
Transport Container
Random urine collected in a sterile, leak-proof urine container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated: 8 days
Frozen: n/a
Refrigerated: 8 days
Frozen: n/a
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Preserved sample
Methodology
Confirmation: LC/MS/MS
Setup Schedule
Confirmation: M - F 1st Shift
Report Available
Confirmation: 3 days
Clinical Significance
The management of patients use of controlled substances is an increasing focus of law enforcement to ensure that prescribed medications arent diveRoom Temperatureed, 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).
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, Ohio 45439
Last Updated: January 11, 2024