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Test Code Prot 24U Protein, Total, 24 Hour, Urine

Important Note

Patients who have been treated with polypeptide-based plasma substitutes may result in elevated total urine protein results.

Performing Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Laboratory- Automated Procedures  304-388-5953       
Teays Valley Hospital Laboratory 304-757-1770

Specimen Requirements

Entire 24-hour urine collection in a urine container without preservative

Refrigerate specimen during collection and send specimen on ice.

Start and end times of collection are required on request form for processing.

Specimen Rejection

  • Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported

24-Hour Urine Collection Instructions

24 Hour Urine Collection

Storage and Stability

Store at 2-8oC up to 48 hours

Reference Values

50-80 mg/24 hours

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

84156

81050