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Test Code LAB436 Potassium - 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

Keep specimen refrigerated until processing.

Measure total volume.

Aliquot, centrifuge and refrigerate.

Stability

Ambient: 24 hours

Refrigerated: 2 weeks

Minimum Testing Volume

1.0 mL

Reference Range

25-125 mmol/L

Methodology

Roche Cobas Pro Ion Selective Electrodes

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

84133