again my dr. is sending me for blood work one test says v58. 69 long term drug use. what is this test looking for? . i am asking because i do not use narcotics or pain killers and it reads like i am a drug user?
i have no idea with kind of blood work your doctor has ordered. you do have a right to know so you will need to ask your doctor or the lab. the code you have listed is a diagnosis code not a type of blood test. usually when they order labs with "long term drug use" as the reason it is because you're on a medication that has possible side effects & they're checking for those (which they should do). for example patients on amiodarone have their liver function checked annually. they aren't saying you're using recreational/illegal drugs. sounds like checking to see how far back your drug use if any is. but i thought that was with hair follicles they can go back for a certain time. i am not sure if they now have a blood test to do that which they probably do.