Test Details
Mnemonic
UPEP
Ordering Code
1001394
CPT-4 Code(s)
84166
Specimen Information
Collect
24 hour urine
Specimen Preparation
Send 15.0 mL urine in a screw capped plastic urine container.
Alternate Specimen
Random urine
Minimum Volume
5.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Urine collected in acid-washed containers
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Electrophoresis
Reference Range
Interpretive report
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes