Pipecolic Acid, Urine
| CPT Code(s): | 83789 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation:It is preferable that collection and handling of specimens for testing follow Critical Frozen guidelines listed under Specimen Preparation and Storage/Transport Temperature fields. However, specimens that have not been treated as a critical frozen may still be acceptable for testing. Please refer to the information in the Stability field. If urine has been refrigerated for up to 24 hours; freeze the specimen immediately and submit for testing Collect:Random urine. (first morning urine is preferred) Specimen Preparation:Transfer 1 mL urine to an RDL Standard Transport Tube and freeze immediately. (Min: 0.3 mL) Storage/Transport Temperature:Frozen. Stability:Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 24 hours; Frozen: 1 month (Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles) |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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