Drug Confirmation, Methaqualone, Urine
General Information
- Lab Name
- Drug Conf. Methaqualone, URN
- Lab Code
- RUMQNC
- Epic Ordering
- Drug Conf. Methaqualone, Urine
- External Test Id
- 2849U
- Description
Purpose: Identification and quantitation.
- Synonyms
- 2849U, Methaqualone Confirmation, Quaalude Confirmation
Interpretation
- Method
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
- Reference Range
- Units: mcg/mL
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Urine
- Collection
-
2 mL random urine in a preservative-free container
- Handling Instructions
Outside Laboratories: Collect 2 mL random urine in preservative-free, screw-cap plastic container and refrigerate.
Stability: Refrigerated (preferred): 14 days; Frozen: 12 months; Ambient: 7 days.
- Quantity
-
requested: 2 mL Urine
minimum: 0.7 mL Urine
Processing
- Processing
Transfer urine to a preservative-free, screw-cap plastic container and refrigerate.
Sendouts, order NMS Test: 2849U.
Stability: Refrigerated (preferred): 14 days; Frozen: 12 months; Ambient: 7 days.
Performance
- LIS Dept Code
- Sendouts (SO)
- Performing Location(s)
-
Sendout NMS Labs
800-522-6671200 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044 - Frequency
- TAT: 8 days.
- Available STAT?
- No
Billing & Coding
- CPT codes
- G0480
- LOINC
- 3787-9
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW3904
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW3904