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.