Glucose, 24-hour Urine

Specimen Requirements

5.0 mL aliquot from a well mixed 24 hour Urine Collection in a Plastic Container

Alternate Specimen

TransportAndStorage

7 days Refrigerated

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

Reference Range:

< 0.5 g/24 hrs

Methodology:

• Enzymatic

CDM

01425247

CPT Coding

82945