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
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Reference Range
15 - 60 mcg/24 hr
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes