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Test Code LAB371 Calcium, Urine, Random

Performing Laboratory

St. Louis Children's Hospital Laboratory - Chemistry

Specimen Requirements

Patient Preparation: None

Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Clean, plastic screw-cap urine collection container with no preservatives

Acceptable: Any clean, plastic collection container, no preservative

Specimen Collection Volume: 5.0 (minimum 0.5 mL) urine

Submission Container/Tube: If specimen is coming from outside facility aliquot a minimum of 0.5 mL of urine into a plastic leak-proof, screw-capped tube for transport.

Special Instructions: Send to lab promptly

 

Sample Rejection

Mislabled or unlabeled specimens

Logistics

Test Availability: Monday-Sunday

Cut-off time: None, performed as received

Turnaround Time: Same Day; 2 hours from receipt in performing lab

Reference Values

Reference Interval: No reference intervals established

Critical Value: None established

 

Methodology

Colorimetric (NM-BAPTA)

Limitations

  • NA

Additional Information

FOR SLCH CORE LABORATORY USE ONLY

Lab Processing Instructions: Mix well and aliqout minimum of 0.3 urine into a Roche-false bottom tube. If specimen is turbid or precipitates are present, mix well and aliquot into plastic container to centrigure to clear then aliquot cleared urine into the Roche false-bottom tube for testing. 

Processed Volume: minimum 0.3 mL urine

Analyte Stability:

Specimen Type Temperature Time
urine (no preservative)     Ambient 2 days  
  Refrigerated     4 days   
  Frozen  6 months      

 

NOTE: if specimen is >2 hours old, acidify with hydrochloric acid to pH between 2-4

Test Classification and CPT Code

82340

LOINC

17862-4

Last Reviewed

07/2025