Ordering Recommendation
Useful for general screening in contexts of compliance and/or abuse. For follow-up testing of a presumptive result, confirmatory testing by mass spectrometry is recommended. For automatic reflex testing on all presumptive positives, Drug Panel 9, Urine - Screen with Reflex to Confirmation/Quantitation (0092186) is recommended.
This test does not distinguish between the delta-8 and delta-9 forms of THC or their metabolites.
Mnemonic
Methodology
Qualitative Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT)
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 days
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
Random urine.
Transfer 4 mL urine with no additives or preservatives to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 2 mL)
Refrigerated.
Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 month
Reference Interval
Drugs Covered and Cutoff Concentrations |
|
---|---|
Drugs |
Screen |
THC (Cannabinoids) | 50 ng/mL |
Cocaine | 150 ng/mL |
Opiates | 300 ng/mL |
Oxycodone | 100 ng/mL |
Phencyclidine | 25 ng/mL |
Amphetamines | 300 ng/mL |
MDMA (Ecstasy) | 500 ng/mL |
Barbiturates | 200 ng/mL |
Benzodiazepines | 200 ng/mL |
Methadone | 150 ng/mL |
Propoxyphene | 300 ng/mL |
Interpretive Data
This is a screening test only. False positive and false negative results can occur. Positive results are not automatically reflexed to a confirmatory test. Confirmation by GC/MS and/or LC-MS/MS must be requested separately. Confirmatory testing for drugs and/or drug classes detected by this screening test is recommended.
The absence of expected drug(s) and/or drug metabolite(s) may indicate noncompliance, inappropriate timing of specimen collection relative to drug administration, poor drug absorption, diluted/adulterated urine, or limitations of testing. The concentration at which the screening test can detect a drug or metabolite varies within a drug class. The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as positive. Interpretive questions should be directed to the laboratory.
The following opioids are not detected in this test: fentanyl, buprenorphine, meperidine, tramadol, and tapentadol. A comprehensive panel that includes these opioids is available or individual opioid testing can be ordered. Refer to aruplab.com for test information.
For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
FDA
Note
To order testing for individual opioids, refer to Fentanyl and Metabolite - Confirmation/Quantitation - Urine (ARUP test code 0092570), Buprenorphine and Metabolites - Confirmation/Quantitation - Urine (ARUP test code 2010092), Meperidine and Metabolite Quantitative, Urine (ARUP test code 3000248), Tramadol and Metabolites - Confirmation/Quantitation - Urine (ARUP test code 2002736). For the comprehensive panel, refer to Pain Management Drug Panel by High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry and Enzyme Immunoassay, Urine (ARUP test code 2007479).
Hotline History
Hotline History
CPT Codes
80307
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0090381 | Amphetamines, Urn, Screen | 3349-8 |
0090382 | Barbiturates, Urn, Screen | 3377-9 |
0090383 | Benzodiazepines, Urn, Screen | 3390-2 |
0090386 | Creatinine, Urine | 2161-8 |
0090387 | Propoxyphene, Urn, Screen | 19141-1 |
0090388 | Cocaine, Urn, Screen | 3397-7 |
0090389 | Methadone, Urn, Screen | 3773-9 |
0090396 | Opiates, Urn, Screen | 3879-4 |
0090397 | Phencyclidine, Urn, Screen | 19659-2 |
0090398 | THC, Urn, Screen | 18282-4 |
0090418 | Drug Panel 9, Screen Only - Comments | 77202-0 |
2004776 | Oxycodone, Urn, Screen | 19644-4 |
2004778 | MDMA, Urn, Screen | 19571-9 |
Aliases
- Amphetamines, Urine
- Barbiturates, Urine
- Benzodiazepines, Urine
- Cocaine, Urine
- Marijuana, Urine
- MDMA, Urine
- Methadone, Urine
- Opiates, Urine
- Oxycodone, Urine
- Pain Management
- Phencyclidine, Urine
- Propoxyphene, Urine