Arsenic, 24-hour Urine

Last Modified: 8/31/2023 3:15:53 PM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements: 7.0 mL aliquot from a well mixed 24 hour Urine Collection in a Plastic Container
Collection Instructions: 1. When starting the 24-hour period, urinate and discard (throw-away) this specimen. NOTE THE TIME
2. From that time on, collect all urine by urinating into a clean container and transfer into the provided container. 
DO NOT URINATE DIRECTLY INTO CONTAINER.
3. Try to pass the last urine just prior to the end of the 24 hour period. Add this urine into the container. 
4. Urine Specimen should be kept refrigerated during and after collection. 

For patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Spanish patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Burmese patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Arabic patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
Minimum Volume: 3.0 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 5 days Refrigerated (Preferred)
14 days Frozen
Reference Range: = < 80 ug/L
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 3 to 5 days
Days Performed: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code: UAR
EPIC Test Code: LAB361
Send Out Test Code: 14430 / 36433X
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 82175

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