CALCIUM, URINE


METHODOLOGY
Spectrophotometric

PERFORMED
Mon-Fri

REPORTED
Same day

COLLECT
Urine must be refrigerated during collection. Mix entire 24 hour urine specimen (random specimens are acceptable but have no reference ranges). Remove 5 mL aliquot from well-mixed specimen. Record total volume, date, time collection started and time collection finished on test request form.

TRANSPORT
5 mL refrigerated urine (Min: 1.0 mL)

STABILITY
Refrigerated - 4 weeks
Frozen - Indefinitely.

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
N/A



REMARKS
N/A

REFERENCE RANGE
Calcium:

 Men: 300 mg/d or less
 Women: 250 mg/d or less

Creatinine:

800 - 2000 mg/d

INTERPRETIVE DATA
N/A

CPT CODE(S)
82340

BILLING INFORMATION


ICD-9 (Dx) CODE INFORMATION


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