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Test Code UMALBT or LAB410 Albumin, 24 hour, Urine

Profile Information

Test ID 

Reporting Name

Available Separately?

Always Performed?

UMALBT

Albumin, 24-hour Urine

N

Y

UMALB

Albumin, Urine, Random

Y

Y

UCRER

Creatinine, Urine, Random

Y

Y

UMALB/UCRER

Albumin/Creatinine Ratio

N

Y

Specimen Requirements

Container Type:

 

24-hour urine container

 

   

 
Optimal Collection Volume: 

Entire Collection
Minimum Volume:

Entire Collection
Collection Instructions:
  1. No preservative is preferred. Please click the Mayo link for a complete list of acceptable preservatives.
  2. Refrigerate the container during the collection period.
  3. The 24-hour volume is required.
  4. The start and end dates and times of collection are required.
  5. Please click the Urine Collection and Patient Instructions for 24-Hour Urine Collection links for additional collection instructions.
Specimen Transport:

Refrigerate
Processing Instructions: 
  1. Measure and record the total volume of the urine collection.
  2. Mix the entire collection.
  3. Pour off and centrifuge and aliquot.

Specimen Stability

Specimen Type

Temperature

Time

Urine

Refrigerated

7 days

Room Temperature

7 days

Specimen Rejection Criteria

No total volume recorded, or no start and end times.

Useful For

Evaluating diabetic patients to assess the potential for early onset of nephropathy

Methodology

Roche Cobas - Immunoturbidimetric assay

Reference Ranges

Urine Albumin/Creatinine Ratio

Range and Reporting Units

Normal

< 15 mg/24 hours

Moderately Increased

30-300 mg/24 hours

Severely Increased

> 300 mg/24 hours

Day(s) Performed

24/7

Expected TAT

Same day

Performing Laboratory

Bronson Laboratory, Chemistry - Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Paw Paw, South Haven

Sample Retention Time

7 days

CPT Code

  • Albumin, urine - 82043
  • Creatinine, urine - 82570
  • Volume measurement - 81050

LOINC Code

13705-9