Test Details

Mnemonic

C24U

Ordering Code

3400843

CPT-4 Code(s)

82525

Specimen Information

Collect

24 hour urine in acid washed or metal free container

Specimen Preparation

Mix well and send 7.0 mL urine refrigerated in an acid washed screw-capped plastic container. Record total volume on specimen container and test requisition. Call lab for collection container.

Minimum Volume

3.0 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Hemolysis, random urine, fecal contamination

Stability

Room temperature: 5 day
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
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Reference Range

15 - 60 mcg/24 hr
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Performing Laboratory

Quest
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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