17-Hydroxycorticosteroids, Urine
| CPT Code(s): | 83491 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:24-hour urine. Refrigerated during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine. Freeze within 15 minutes of collection, preservative not required. Reported as mg/L, no reference interval provided. Specimen Preparation:Transfer 12 mL aliquot of urine from a well-mixed 24-hour collection to RDL Standard Transport Tubes. Also acceptable: Specimens refrigerated with preservatives are acceptable. Sample pH must be 5.0-7.0. Mix well, add 1 g boric acid/100 mL urine, adjust pH (with boric acid) to 5.0-7.0 and freeze. Record total volume, collection time, and pH on transport tube and test request form. Random specimens without preservative are acceptable if frozen within 15 minutes of collection. Storage/Transport Temperature:Frozen. Stability:Ambient: 4 hours (with preservative); Refrigerated: 1 week (with preservative); Frozen: 1 month |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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