Aldosterone, Urine
| CPT Code(s): | 82088 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect: 24-hour urine. Urine must be refrigerated during collection. Specimen Preparation: Add 1 g boric acid per 100 mL urine. Transfer 4 mL aliquot of urine from a 24-hour collection to an RDL Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form. Also acceptable: Preserved urine if the pH of the specimen is adjusted to 2-4 with 6M HCl or 50 percent acetic acid or unpreserved urine if frozen immediately after collection. Storage/Transport Temperature: Frozen. Also acceptable: Refrigerated, if preserved with HCl or acetic acid. Stability: Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated (with preservative): 5 days; Frozen: 1 month |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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