Pediatric Drug Screen by Mass Spectrometry, Urine

Specimen Container

Urine cup or urine vacutainer with no preservatives

Specimen Collection Type

Urine

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

5 mL

Pediatric Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.25 ml

Stability

Ambient Stability: 1 Week
Refrig Stability: 2 weeks
Frozen Stability: 1 Month

Unacceptable Conditions

Preservatives

Preferred Transportation Temperature

REFRIGERATED

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

36-48 hours

Methodology

Isotope Dilution Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Lab Department

Toxicology

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Drug Screen Confirmation
Drugs by LCMSMS
Drug Confirmation
Pediatric Drug Screen

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

ORDERING RECOMENDATIONS: For newborns, please order either test MEC9 for meconium or DRUGCA for umbilical cord.
If these specimens are not available, this urine panel (PDQMS) is recommended for screening children 0-1 y.o.
Turn-around time is 36-48 hours.
If a more rapid test is needed for treatment please order drug screen DRUGU.
However, test PDQMS is more sensitive and specific than the DRUGU screen.

Unit of Measurement

ETHANOL BIOMARKERS IA-ng/mL
AMPHETAMINES IA–ng/mL
BARBITURATES IA–ng/mL
BENZODIAZEPINES IA–ng/mL
COCAINE METABOLITE IA–ng/mL
PHENCYCLIDINE IA–ng/mL
CANNABINOIDS IA–ng/mL
6-ACETYLMORPHINE IA–ng/mL
OPIATE CLASS IA–ng/mL
OXYCODONE CLASS IA–ng/mL
METHADONE IA–ng/mL
FENTANYL IA–ng/mL
BUPRENORPHINE IA–ng/mL
TRAMADOL IA–ng/mL

CPT Codes

80324 Amphetamine and Methamphetamine
80359 MDA, MDEA, and MDMA
80365 Oxycodone
80347 Benzodiazepines
80345 Barbiturates
80349 Cannabinoids
80353 Cocaine
80358 Methadone
80361 Opiates
80348 Buprenorphine

LOINC

82666-9

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