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Test Code KETU.UR KETONES, URINE

Methodology

Automated Urinalysis Analyzer

Specimen Requirements

Urine, Random

Container: Leakproof plastic urine container

Specimen Collection: 10 mL (minimum 2 mL)

  1. Collect a random urine specimen.

  2. Aliquot 10 mL.

  3. Store and transport refrigerated.

 

 

Specimen Transport/Stability

Refrigerated: 2 days

Specimen Rejection

1. Specimens that have been at room temperature longer than 2 hours.

Maximum Laboratory Time

24 hours

Reference Ranges

Ketones, Urine                  Negative

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

81003