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Test Code LAB410 Microalbumin - 24 Hour Urine

Department

CHEMISTRY

Collection Requirements

24 hour urine.

Do not add preservatives to the collection container.

Keep the container on ice or refrigerated during collection.

Primary Collection Container

24 HR Urine container

Transport

Urine refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Processing

Measure total volume.

Aliquot, centrifuge and refrigerate.

Note total volume on the label.

Stability

Ambient: 4 hours

Refrigerated: 72 hours

Minimum Testing Volume

1.0 mL

Reference Range

0 – 29 mg/24hr

Methodology

Roche c503 Tina-quant Immunoturbidimetric assay

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

82043

Unacceptable Conditions

Collection other than 24 hours.

Frozen Specimen.

Additional Information

Patient voids discards specimen and records start time of collection. All urine collected for the next 24 hours. Patient voids at same time next day and adds this specimen to collection.