Last Modified:
8/31/2023 3:30:03 PM
Medicare Medical Necessity Restrictions May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
2.0 mL Second Morning Voided Urine in a Plastic Container
Collection Instructions:
Do not use preservatives.
Second Morning Voided: Discard the first morning void specimen. Collect second morning void. Mix well.
or
Two-hour urine: Discard the first morning void. Collect the voids during a 2-hour period afterward. Mix well.
Order must state which collection performed.
Minimum Volume:
1.0 mL Urine
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
72 hours Ambient
5 days Refrigerated (Preferred)
30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Acidified specimen • Peritoneal dialysate
Reference Range:
Male 18 years to 29 years: 12 - 99 nmol BCE/mmol creatinine
Male 30 years to 59 years: 9 - 60 nmol BCE/mmol creatinine
Female, Premenopausal: 4 - 64 nmol BCE/mmol creatinine
Creatinine, Random, Urine
≤6 Months |
2-32 mg/dL |
7-11 Months |
2-36 mg/dL |
1-2 Years |
2-128 mg/dL |
3-8 Years |
2-149 mg/dL |
9-12 Years |
2-183 mg/dL |
>12 Years Male |
20-370 mg/dL |
>12 Years Female |
20-320 mg/dL |
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
BCE = Bone Collagen Equivalents:
This comment is only reported on FEMALE patients: Results are primarily used for monitoring the response to therapy. A value within the premenopausal reference range does not rule out osteoporosis or the need for therapy.
Methodology:
Enhanced Chemiluminescence
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
3 to 6 days
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
DPDTP
EPIC Test Code:
LAB816
Send Out Test Code:
14466
Alternate Test Names:
Collagen Crosslinked NTX; Collegen Cross-Linked N-Telopeptide (NTx); DPD; DPD (N-Telopeptide); DPDNT; N. Telopeptide NTX; N-Telopeptide
Included Tests:
Creatinine; N-Telopeptide
CPT Coding:
82523, 82570
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