Drug Monitoring, Amphetamines, with Confirmation, Urine
Test Code
Clinical Significance
Drug Monitoring, Amphetamines, with Confirmation, Urine - The amphetamine class of drugs are traditionally classified as stimulants. Some members of the class (amphetamine) are prescribed for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), to suppress appetite, and for narcolepsy. Other members of the class are considered drugs of abuse (methamphetamine, MDMA) with no accepted medical uses. The test is a screening assay using a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay method of analysis. Presumptive positive screen results are reflexed to a more specific and sensitive liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (LC/MS/MS) test. Therapeutic urine drug ...
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Test Details
If this test code is not ordered with 39158, all medMATCH result codes will be DNR’d.
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Initial screen of the Amphetamines drug class. If screen is positive, a confirmation will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 80324; HCPCS: G0480).
Confirmation includes the following analytes: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine
Methodology
Reference Range(s)
| Amphetamines | <500 ng/mL |
| Amphetamine | <250 ng/mL |
| Methamphetamine | <250 ng/mL |
Alternative Name(s)
Preferred Specimen(s)
20 mL urine
Alternative Specimen(s)
Urine collected in urine collection container
Minimum Volume
7 mL
Transport Container
Clinical drug test transport vial
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
- Room temperature: 14 days
- Refrigerated: 14 days
- Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria
Preserved samples
Setup Schedule
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days