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Test Code HIPA Hippuric Acid, Urine

Reporting Name

Hippuric Acid, U

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

Specimen Type

Urine


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Specimen Type: Urine

Container/Tube: Plastic preservative-free urine container

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Collect 2 mL random urine specimen in a plastic preservative-free urine container at end of shift.

2. Send refrigerate.

NOTE: The acidification of the urine with 1.0 mL acetic acid per 100 mL urine will prolong the stability of the analyte.


Specimen Minimum Volume

1.1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days
  Frozen  30 days
  Ambient  5 days

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis

 

Creatinine:

U.S. Population (10th-90th percentiles, median)

All participants: 335-2370 mg/L, median: 1180 (n=22,245)

Males: 495-2540 mg/L, median: 1370 (n=10,610)

Females: 273-2170 mg/L, median 994 (n=11,635)

 

Hippuric Acid:

Normal for unexposed populations is generally less than 1.6 g/L.

 

Hippuric Acid (Creatinine corrected):

Normal for unexposed populations is generally less than 1.5 g/g creatinine.

 

Specific Gravity Confirmation:

Physiologic range: 1.010-1.030

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

CPT Code Information

82570

83921

81002 (if appropriate)

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
HIPA Hippuric Acid, U Not Provided

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Z1305 Creatinine 2161-8
Z1341 Reporting Limit 19147-8
Z1309 Hippuric Acid 6709-0
Z1342 Reporting Limit 19147-8
Z1306 Hippuric Acid(Creatinine corrected) 13754-7
Z1343 Reporting Limit 19147-8
Z2513 Specific Gravity Confirmation In Process

Report Available

9 to 16 days

Specimen Retention Time

2 weeks

Method Name

Colorimetry (C)

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Reject Due To

All specimens will be evaluated by the processing and performing laboratories for test suitability.

Clinical Information

Refer to www.nmslabs.com/test-catalog