Heroin (6-Acetylmorphine)

CPT Code(s):

80356

Specimen Requirements:

Collect 2 mL urine in a preservative-free plastic container.
Stability (collection to shipping of the sample):

  • Ambient: Unacceptable
  • Refrigerated: Unacceptable
  • Frozen (-20 º C): 6 months
    • CRITICAL FROZEN: Seperate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Rejection Criterion:

  • Exposure to repeated freeze/thaw cycles

Use:

Drugs Tested:

  • 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin metabolite)

Methodology:

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reported:

1 - 3 days

Performed:

As requested

Interpretation Data:

Range of Quantitation: 10 – 1,000 ng/mL