Calcium, Urine
| CPT Code(s): | 82340 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:24-hour urine specimens. Urine must be refrigerated during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine. Specimen Preparation:Adjust pH to 1.5-2.0 by adding 6M HCl in 1 mL increments. Transfer one 3 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection to an RDL Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume, collection time interval, and pH on transport tube and test request form. Storage/Transport Temperature:Refrigerated. Stability:Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 3 weeks |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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