Catecholamines, Urine

Last Modified: 8/12/2021 6:29:35 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation: It is preferable for the patient to be off medications for 3 days before specimen collection. However, common antihypertensives (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, alpha and beta blockers) cause minimal or no interference. Patient should avoid alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco, and strenuous exercise before collection.
Specimen Requirements: 10.0 mL Urine in a Plastic Container
Collection Instructions: Urine with preservative should maintain a pH below 3.

Please specify on the request form and on the urine container random urine volume and time of collection
Minimum Volume: 5.0 mL Urine
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: Unacceptable Ambient
7 days Refrigerated
28 days Frozen (Transport)
Rejection Criteria: Ambient
Reference Range:

Refer to Interpretive Results

Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Clinical Significance:

Catecholamines, Fractionated, Random Urine - The three catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine, and dopamine) are the principal secretory products of neural tissue. Clinically, the measurement of circulating catecholamines is valuable in the diagnosis of catecholamine secreting tumors associated chiefly with hypertension (pheochromocytomas, neuroblastomas, and gangliomas) and with the evaluation of orthostatic hypotension. 

Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 2 days
Days Performed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code: MSOT
EPIC Test Code: MISC
Send Out Test Code: 5244
Included Tests: Creatinine, Dopamine, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Total Catecholamines (calculated)
CPT Coding: 82384, 82570

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