Prescription Opioid Use Frequency — Past 3 Months Survey
A questionnaire that asks how often you have taken prescription opioid pain medicine during the past 3 months.
Your answer helps your clinician understand recent prescription opioid use and whether additional pain or medication-management support may be needed.
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 95438-8
- Short code
- DURINGTHEPAST3MOHOWOFTENHAVEYOUUSEDPRESCRIPTIONOPIOIDS
- Synonyms
- —
- Category
- liver
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 10
- Ref high
- 40
- Critical range
- — – 5 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- CPT
- 84484
- SNOMED
- 302774002
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What is this test?
This is a screening questionnaire, not a blood or urine laboratory test. It asks how often you have used prescription opioid medicines during the past 3 months.
Why might I need this test?
Your clinician may use the information to assess pain, monitor prescribed opioid treatment, review possible side effects or medication misuse, and discuss safer pain-management options when appropriate.
How is the test performed?
You answer the questionnaire based on your own opioid use during the previous 3 months. Prescription opioids include medicines such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, or similar drugs prescribed for pain.
How do I prepare for the test?
No special preparation is needed. Think about how often you took prescription opioid medicine, including doses taken only when needed, and answer as accurately as you can.
Reference range
Adult: 10-40 U/LN/A
No special preparation required. Avoid fatty meals before the test if possible.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
More frequent reported opioid use may reflect ongoing pain, treatment of another condition, or a need to review whether the medication is still appropriate. It may also prompt a clinician to ask about tolerance, withdrawal, sedation, constipation, impaired functioning, or other concerns. This questionnaire alone does not diagnose opioid use disorder, and results should be interpreted alongside your medical history and other assessments.
Short name
Prescription Opioid Use Survey
Frequently asked questions
Does this test involve a blood or urine sample?
What should I do if I am not sure how often I used opioids?
Will a high-frequency answer mean I have opioid use disorder?
Sources
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