Answers to your questions about drug testing with urine and
oral fluid with Millennium Health.
What is Medication Monitoring?
Medication Monitoring is a laboratory test that helps your Health Care Provider (HCP) track your currently prescribed medications. The results allow your treatment provider to properly prescribe medication as part of your individual treatment plan. Millennium Health’s Medication Monitoring can be performed using either urine or oral fluid drug testing.
Why perform Medication Monitoring?
Prescription medications are a common form of treatment for chronic pain and other conditions. However, each person reacts differently to them. Medication Monitoring provides your HCP with essential information for the safe and effective use of your medications.
What is the Medication Monitoring process?
Your HCP will give you directions on how to provide a sample of urine or oral fluid for analysis. Please follow the instructions carefully. The collection device provided by your HCP may contain instant read strips. Please do not tamper with the strips. Your HCP will interpret the results and may send the sample to an outside laboratory for further analysis.
What happens once my sample is sent to Millennium Health?
The lab will run a series of tests to confirm the levels of both prescribed and non-prescribed medications in your sample and report the results back to your treatment provider usually within one business day. Your HCP may use these test results to decide on the best treatment plan for you.
How accurate is Medication Monitoring?
Millennium Health performs definitive drug testing using LC-MS/MS technologies to accurately identify and quantify the presence of specific drugs and metabolites with very high specificity and sensitivity.
Are my results confidential?
Millennium Health complies with federal and state privacy laws and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
How often will I be tested?
Your treatment provider will determine how frequently you will be tested based on your individual treatment plan.
Who pays for the test?
If you have insurance, your treatment provider is not involved in the billing process for services provided by Millennium Health. We will bill your insurer directly for our services. Your insurance company will then send you an Explanation of Benefits (EOB). The EOB is not a bill. It is simply a statement that shows how your insurer processed the claim for testing. Depending on your insurance coverage, you may receive a statement for a co-payment or deductible from Millennium Health.
What if I do not have insurance coverage?
Millennium Health recognizes that not everyone has health insurance and is committed to delivering health services regardless of individual financial circumstances. Millennium Health may offer a discounted rate for individuals verified to be without health insurance coverage.
Answers to your questions about pharmacogenetic
testing with Millennium Health.
What is Millennium Pharmacogenetic Testing (PGT)?
Millennium PGT can help your health care provider decide which medications and doses may work the best for you.
If you are experiencing unwanted side effects or your prescribed medication is not working, Millennium PGT may help. Results will be delivered securely to your health care provider.
How does this pharmacogenetic test work?
The way you respond to medications may be related to your genetics. Millennium PGT analyzes specific genes selected by your health care provider. The test is specific to medication response only and cannot provide any other information about your DNA.
The results of this test can help your health care provider understand:
- How your body may process certain medications
- Which medications may be the best option for you based on the genetic tests ordered
Other non-genetic factors that may also impact your response to medications include:
- Age
- Gender
- Diet
- Other Medications
- Health Status (such as liver disease, kidney disease or other health conditions)
What will my Millennium PGT test results reveal?
Your genotype indicates whether you have specific genetic variants present in your DNA. Results for each test are reported as “Predicted Phenotypes,” which explains how these genetic variants may influence your response to medication.
The results of your PGT test may help your provider:
- Change your medication
- Change the dosage of your medication
- Confirm your current prescribed medications are suitable for you
Are my results confidential?
Millennium Health maintains your privacy in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. Each specimen is securely discarded after completion of testing.
Will my test results affect my insurance coverage or my job?
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) makes it illegal for health insurance companies to make coverage decisions based on genetic information.
GINA also makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic information. For more information, visit GINA’s website.
When will I be tested?
Your health care provider will determine when you will be tested based on your medical needs.
What is the cost for Millennium PGT?
Most patients will pay $249 or less for Millennium PGT. Millennium Health is committed to offering an affordable solution for PGT. If your patient responsibility is estimated by Millennium Health to be higher than $249, the self-pay option will be selected.
How will I be billed if I use insurance?
Millennium Health will bill your insurer directly for testing services. Then your insurance provider will send an Explanation of Benefits (EOB). The EOB is not a bill; it is a statement that shows how your insurer processed the claim for the test. Depending on your insurance carrier, you may receive a bill from Millennium Health for any remaining charges, including co-insurance, co-payments or deductible amounts.
What if I don’t have insurance or prefer not to bill my insurance?
Uninsured and all self-pay patients will pay $249.
