Ordering Recommendation

Useful for general testing in contexts of compliance and/or abuse. Preferred test to follow-up presumptive results.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Random urine.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 1 mL urine to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.6 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 1 month; Refrigerated: 1 month; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Wed, Sat

Reported

1-7 days

Reference Interval

By report

Interpretive Data

Positive cutoff: 5.0 µg/mL

For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.

The absence of expected drug(s) and/or drug metabolite(s) may indicate non-compliance, inappropriate timing of specimen collection relative to drug administration, poor drug absorption, diluted/adulterated urine, or limitations of testing. The concentration value must be greater than or equal to the cutoff to be reported as a quantitative result. Interpretive questions should be directed to the laboratory.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

80366 (Alt code: G0480)

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2012230 Pregabalin, Urine 64125-8
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Aliases

  • Lyrica
Pregabalin, Urine