Urine Testing

Drug testing

Urine testing, one of the most common screening methods, is an accurate and reliable way to detect casual drug use that occurred within the past 72 hours. Testing is performed at all four Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-certified laboratories. Quest Diagnostics offers a variety of test panels and cutoff levels in addition to the federally mandated (SAMHSA/DOT) five-drug panel.

Our standard urine specimen five-drug panel and nine panel screens for the presence of the following drugs and drug classes:

Five Panel:

Drug Group	EIA Screen Cutoff Level* (ng/mL**)	GC/MS Confirmation (ng/mL**)
Amphetamines (amphetamine and methamphetamine)	1,000	500
Cocaine metabolite	300	150
Marijuana metabolites	50	15
Opiates (codeine and morphine)	2,000	2,000
Phencyclidine	25	25

 Nine Panel:

Drug Group	EIA Screen Cutoff Level* (ng/mL**)	GC/MS Confirmation (ng/mL**)
Amphetamines (amphetamine and methamphetamine)	1,000	500
Cocaine metabolite	300	150
Marijuana metabolites	50	15
Opiates (codeine and morphine)	2,000	2,000
Phencyclidine	25	25
Barbiturates	300	200
Benzodiazepines	300	200
Methadone	300	200
Propoxyphene	300	200

^* These are standard cutoff levels; alternate cutoff levels may be available.
^** Nanograms per milliliter; the above cutoff levels, list of analytes and test methodologies are subject to change when required by applicable government regulations or guidelines.

Alcohol testing

Offered as laboratory-based urine tests, our alcohol tests provide rapid, accurate, reliable results.

Specimen collection services

We offer unparalleled access to a combined nationwide network of more than 1,000 Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Centers, more than 1,000 Preferred third-party collection sites and more than 5,000 third-party collection network sites for convenient specimen collection, making urine drug and alcohol testing easier for your company and more convenient for your employees.