A 10 panel drug test looks for ten drug classes in one specimen. Five of them match a 5-panel test. The other five can change from one kit to another, so the panel list printed on the cup says more than the number on the box. This guide covers the usual ten, where kits differ, and what the 14-panel Testr record adds.
The five base panels
A 10-panel is built on the same five panels as a 5-panel test: amphetamines, cocaine, THC (cannabis), opiates and PCP. Our comparison of 5-, 10- and 14-panel tests looks at the 5-panel on its own. Each is listed with its Testr code, screening cutoff and typical detection window in urine:
AMP, amphetamines: 500 ng/mL cutoff. Usually detectable for 2-4 days after use.
COC, cocaine: 150 ng/mL. Usually 2-4 days after use, and up to about two weeks after heavy or repeated use.
THC, cannabis: 50 ng/mL. About 3 days after occasional use, but up to 30 days or more with heavy daily use.
MOR, opiates: 300 ng/mL. Usually 2-3 days after use.
PCP, phencyclidine: 25 ng/mL. About a week after occasional use, and considerably longer with heavy use.
These are typical ranges and vary by person.
The other five, and why they vary
The second five is where 10-panel kits part ways. No single list is fixed: it depends on who makes the kit and on what the employer orders. The additions that turn up most often are:
BZO, benzodiazepines: sedatives prescribed for anxiety and sleep, including Xanax, Valium, Klonopin and Ativan. 200 ng/mL. Detectable for 1-3 days after short-acting types, up to several weeks with long-acting drugs or regular use.
BAR, barbiturates: 300 ng/mL. Short-acting types clear in 1-4 days; long-acting phenobarbital can be detectable for two to three weeks.
MTD, methadone: 300 ng/mL. Usually 3-7 days, sometimes longer with regular dosing.
Next in line, depending on the kit, are methamphetamine, read as MET at 500 ng/mL and usually detectable for 2-4 days after use, and oxycodone, read as OXY at 100 ng/mL and usually detectable for 2-4 days after the last dose.
Two products sold as a 10-panel can screen for different drugs. The label gives a count; the codes printed on the cup show which ten.
The spelling of those codes varies too. One cup may label the opiates panel MOP, another OPI, and a Testr report uses MOR. Methamphetamine shows up as mAMP or MET, and fentanyl as FYL or FEN. Our guide to drug test abbreviations decodes each one.
Same panel name, different cutoff
Each panel reads positive at or above its cutoff. Under the cutoff, a panel still reads negative if some of the drug is present. So a negative means the level sat under that kit's cutoff at collection. It does not prove the substance was absent.
Two kits can also screen the same panel at different cutoffs. Opiates show how wide the gap can be. A Testr report reads MOR at 300 ng/mL. Some cups carry an OPI2000 strip instead: the same opiates panel, set at 2,000 ng/mL. A specimen whose level falls between those two numbers would read positive on the first and negative on the second.
What a 14-panel record adds
Testr offers no 5-panel or 10-panel test. At every visit, a certified collector reads one 14-panel rapid urine screen on site, plus pH, oxidant and creatinine validity strips. Each panel gets its own line on the record. The base five and every common 10-panel addition listed above (benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, methamphetamine and oxycodone) sit on that one report. Whether a 14-panel record satisfies a particular written policy is a question for the employer or its employment counsel.
Compared with a typical 10-panel, four panels on the Testr screen stand out:
FEN, fentanyl: 10 ng/mL. Usually detectable for 1-3 days after use. Many 5- and 10-panel kits leave it off entirely. More in what the fentanyl panel catches and misses.
BUP, buprenorphine: the medication in Suboxone. 10 ng/mL. Usually 3-7 days after the last dose.
MDMA, ecstasy or molly: 500 ng/mL. Usually 2-4 days after use.
ETG, the alcohol metabolite: 500 ng/mL. Up to about 80 hours (3-4 days) after heavy drinking, shorter after light drinking. EtG forms as the body breaks down alcohol and stays in urine after the alcohol has cleared. Testr reads it from the same specimen and runs no breath tests.
Screening cutoffs and laboratory confirmation
Every rapid panel gives one of two readings against its screening cutoff: negative or presumptive positive. A positive is presumptive because the screen reacts to a drug class as a whole, and certain medicines are documented to set off some panels. Our panel-by-panel false positive guide lists them.
A measured result needs the Rapid Test with Laboratory Confirmation. Under chain of custody, the specimen is sent, still sealed, to a CAP-accredited laboratory. Its LC-MS/MS menu spans 81 substances in 31 drug classes, and each one gets a measured level, in about 72 hours. Each compound has its own laboratory cutoff. Cocaine screens at 150 ng/mL on site and is confirmed as benzoylecgonine at 100 ng/mL. Cannabis screens at 50 ng/mL and is confirmed as THC-COOH at 10 ng/mL.
Every laboratory report is reviewed by a Medical Review Officer (MRO), a physician who reviews laboratory-confirmed results and accounts for valid prescriptions before the report is released.
If a visit starts as the At-Home Rapid Test, the app can upgrade it to confirmation up to 2 hours after collection, because of specimen viability. More on timing in the 2-hour upgrade window; how to read a Testr result explains each outcome.
Booking a 14-panel test in Los Angeles
Book in the Testr iOS app or online at testrla.com/book. Arrival windows last 30 minutes and run every day from 7 AM to 7 PM. After booking, the first open window can be in as little as 3 hours. On arrival, identity is checked against a 4-digit PIN from the booker's app; the collector wears plain clothes and drives an unmarked vehicle. At collection, the specimen's temperature is checked, then it goes into a tamper-evident container, which is sealed and photographed. It is signed for by the person tested and by the collector. Every order gets a chain-of-custody code.
Each booking is for one person. A parent, an employer or a professional such as a therapist can book on another person's behalf, and that person's consent is logged when the booking is made. A minor's parent or legal guardian must attend the entire visit and sign consent in the minor's place. Results are private to the account holder, who can view them in the app, or in PDF form at testrla.com/account. Sharing with a named third party requires the account holder's written consent.
Testr is urine-only and is not a DOT collection site; DOT vs non-DOT drug testing explains the difference. Employers can start with workplace drug testing in Los Angeles.
Questions people ask
What does a 10 panel drug test test for?
It keeps the 5-panel list (amphetamines, cocaine, THC, opiates and PCP) and adds five that vary by kit. Benzodiazepines, barbiturates and methadone are the most common additions, then methamphetamine or oxycodone.
Does a 10-panel drug screen test for fentanyl?
Often not. Many 5- and 10-panel kits have no fentanyl strip; a kit that screens for it prints FEN or FYL. The Testr 14-panel screen reads fentanyl at 10 ng/mL at every visit.
Does a 10 panel drug test include alcohol?
Usually not; alcohol is not among the common additions. The Testr 14-panel screen reads EtG, the alcohol metabolite, from the same urine specimen as the drug panels.
Can I get just a 10-panel drug test from Testr?
No smaller option exists. Every visit runs the same 14-panel rapid urine screen, and each panel has its own line, so the base five and the common 10-panel additions appear on one report.
Can a 10 panel drug test be wrong?
A rapid screen can read positive because a medicine reacts with a panel, which is why an on-site positive is presumptive. A negative only means the level was under the cutoff. Laboratory confirmation identifies the actual compound and reports its measured level.