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Test Code LAB4043 CALCIUM, URINE (RANDOM)

Specimen Type

Preferred Specimen: Transparent Red Top Tube
Alternative Specimen: Yellow Urine Tube, Leakproof Sterile Container

Specimen Volume

6 mL

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Turnaround Time

STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours

Test Schedule

Daily

Sample Stability

Room Temp: 2 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 3 weeks

Specimen Processing

No preservative needed for random Urine Calcium specimens.

 

Method

Photometric

Reference Ranges

Calcium, Urine mg/dL No normals established

Reporting Limit

Measuring Range: 2.0 - 24.0 mg.dL

Reporting Limits: 2.0 - 24.0 mg/dL

Test Components

Calcium, Urine, mg/dL.

LOINC Code

17862-4

IMO Code

IMO-PROC-30990135

CPT Codes

82310

Rejection Criteria

Specimen contaminated with fecal material or meconium.