Days Set Up
Tuesday - Saturday
Analytic Time

5 - 11 days

Soft Order Code
MMLR

Test Updated:

Synonyms

Hydromorphone, Serum
Dilaudid
Dihydrocodeine, Serum

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Test Usage
 
Reference Range

Hydrocodone, unconjugated: 10 - 100 ng/mL; Hydromorphone, unconjugated: 1 - 30 ng/mL; Dihydrocodeine, unconjugated: not established.

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Offsite

Collect a trough specimen in a green top or red top tube; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot plasma or serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate.

Yellow Top Tube
Red Top Tube
Normal Volume
5 mL plasma or serum
Minimum Volume
1 mL plasma or serum

Billing Information

CPT Code
80361
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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