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Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville only
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: urine
Container/Tube: 24 hour urine collection jug
Specimen Volume: NA
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL or urine
Collection Instructions:
- Record start and stop times
- Refrigerate while collecting
Lab instructions: NA
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
TAT: No
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
200-750 mg/24 hours
Literature Reference:
Rifai N, Horvath AR, Wittwer AT eds: Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics 6 th ed: Chapter 32, p. 479, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO 2018.
CPT/LOINC Codes
81050-Volume measurement for timed collection
84560-Uric acid