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Test Code PROT.UR.TIMED PROTEIN, URINE 24HR

Important Note

Include: Collection period and total volume.

Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. Optimal urine sample should be free of contaminants including red blood cell contamination.

Additional Codes

PROT.TIMED UR

Methodology

Automated Chemistry Analyzer

Specimen Requirements

24-hour Urine Collection

Container: 24-hour dark plastic urine container

Specimen Collection: 10 mL (minimum 1 mL)

  1. Collect a 24-hour urine in a 24-hour dark plastic container. Refrigerate during collection.

  2. Aliquot 10 mL of a well-mixed 24-hour urine collection into a leakproof plastic urine container.

  3. Record collection time and total volume.

  4. Store and transport refrigerated.

Alternate specimens: Specimen can be frozen, however, do not allow to thaw and freeze.

 

 

Specimen Transport/Stability

Refrigerated: 7 days

Specimen Rejection

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

Maximum Laboratory Time

24 - 48 hours

Reference Ranges

Collection Period                h
Volume                mL
Protein, Urine Random             mg/dL  
             8.0 - 14.0
Protein, Urine 24 hour              mg/dy  
                0 - 100

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84156

82570