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HelpTest Code MALB URN Microalbumin, Random, Urine
Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures | 304-388-5953 |
| Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory | 304-757-1770 |
| Parkersburg Laboratory | 304-865-3679 |
Specimen Requirements
Urine BD vacutainer, no additive or sterile cup
10 mL
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
Storage and Stability
Memorial, Teays
| Refrigerate 2-8oC | Up to 1 month |
| Frozen <-20oC | Not recommended |
Parkersburg
| Room Temperature 18-28oC | < 1 day |
| Refrigerate 2-8oC | < 7 days |
| Frozen | Not recommended |
Reference Values
No established reference values
The test result must be integrated into the clinical content for interpretation
Methodology
Memorial, Teays-Photometric assay
Parkersburg-Spectrophotometrically
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Memorial, Teays
Monday through Sunday, Continuously
| AM Collection | Expected by 9AM same day |
| Routine | Expected within 24 hrs |
| Stat | Expected within 1 hr |
| Timed | Expected results are test dependant |
Parkersburg
Monday-Friday
CPT Coding
82043