Oxalate, Total Random Urine
Order Name
OXALATE RU
Test Number: xxxx3808301
Revision Date 12/12/2022
Test Number: xxxx3808301
Revision Date 12/12/2022
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Oxalate, Total Random Urine
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| SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS | ||||
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| Instructions | Specimen Type: Use random urine transport tube or Monovette(R) with pH stabilizer (LabCorp No. 56015). Monovette(R) instructions accompany units. Specimen Storage: Maintain ACIDIFIED urine at room temperature. Acid prevents crystallization and conversion of ascorbate (vitamin C) to oxalate. Specimen Collection: Collect urine and transfer to a random urine transport tube or urine Monovette(R) with pH stabilizer (LabCorp No. 56015). Special Instructions: State patient's age and sex on the test request form and the specimen container. Specimens submitted without preservative should be acidified after receipt to pH less than or equal to 3 with 6N HCl prior to aliquoting. Specimen Stability: Ambient: 7 days, Refrigerated : 7 days, Frozen: 14 days |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| Notes | Labcorp Test Code: 123500 |
| CPT Code(s) | 82570, 83945 |
| Lab Section | Reference Lab |