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Test Code PHOS URN Phosphorus, Random, Urine

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       

Specimen Requirements

Urine BD vacutainer-no additive/preservative or sterile cup

10 mL-Random Urine

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
  • Quantity not sufficient

Storage and Stability

Refrigerate during and after collection.

Urine may contain larger quantities of organic phosphates, which can decompose on exposure to elevated temperatures.  When acidified with HCl, urine phosphate is stable for more than 6 months.

Reference Values

No established reference values.

The test result must be integrated into the clinical content for interpretation.

Methodology

Photometric assay

Days Test Set Up and Turnaround

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

CPT Coding

84105