 [ Symptoms ] how long does med stay in urine hydrocodone and oxycodone [ Disease ] hydrocodone and other opiates will metabolize quite fast it can be detected in the urine or blood for a day even two days depending on your dosage or if you are a habitual user or not if the drug detection lab is using some ultra sensitive tests i really could not be sure how long they could find it those tests are getting better and better all of the time i do know that the hair yes hair is an excellent recorder of opiate use hydrocodone can be detected in the hair for months if you are a legitimate user of these drugs and they were prescribed to you for a true medical reason it should be openly disclosed if you are using these powerful drugs for recreational purposes or got them illegally then worrying about detection on a random drug screen may not your biggest problem