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24 Hour Urine, Homovanillic Acid (HVA)

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Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Homovanillic Acid, 24 Hr Urine
PDM 5902541
Informatics - WorkgroupChemistry
Synonyms *HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HR URINE
HVA
HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HOUR URINE
Display Name *24 Hour Urine, Homovanillic Acid (HVA)
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Urine
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)Homovanillic acid (HVA) measurement in urine is used for screening children for catecholamine-secreting tumors such as neuroblastoma, pheochromocytoma, and other neural crest tumors and monitoring those who have had treatment for these tumors. HVA measurement is also useful to diagnose children with disorders of catecholamine metabolism such as monoamine oxidase-A deficiency and dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency, which results in either decreased or elevated urinary HVA values, respectively. Treatment with L-dopa can impact test results and should be discontinued 24 hours prior to collection. Bactrim can impact test results and should be noted at time of collection.
IP Orderable (inpatient) Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient) Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build Comments
Filter *
Cerner Site RestrictMayo Medical Labs
Quest Diagnostics
Cerner Results

Result Desc Result display Result PDM
Homovanillic Acid, Urn Volume HVATV 5902543
Homovanillic Acid, Urine Interval HVAINT 5902544
Homovanillic Acid, Urine HVAX 5902540
Homovanillic Acid, Child HVAC 5902551

Actual Epic Build 3/11/2025

PROCEDURE ID 35297
PDM 5902541
ORDER DISPLAY NAME 24 Hour Urine, Homovanillic Acid (HVA)
PROCEDURE NAME 24 HOUR URINE, HOMOVANILLIC ACID (HVA)
PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER LAB401
SHORT PROCEDURE NAME HOMOVANILLIC 24
CATEGORY CODE 6.0
CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME LAB URINE ORDERABLES
SYNONYMS HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HR URINE
HVA
HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HOUR URINE
CLINICALLY ACTIVE Yes
ORDERABLE Yes
PERFORMABLE Yes
FILTER GENOMICS
REFERENCE LINK URL https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/35297
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE Urine
SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST Urine
SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST Urine, Clean Catch
Urine, Catheter
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE Urine, Clean Catch
SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE Urine, Clean Catch
SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT HVAC
HOMOVAN
HOMOVANIL24
OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT HVAC
HOMOVAN
HOMOVANIL24
ORDER QUESTIONS []
ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS []
INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE
INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME
LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP
EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE Urine, Clean Catch
Catheter
EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE
EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE
EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE Urine
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S Urine, Clean Catch
DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S
DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T
IP ORDERABLE 1
OP ORDERABLE 1
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS
STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME
COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)

Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM
3047802904.0 HOMOVANILLIC ACID, URINE VOLUME HOMOVAN HOMOVANILLIC ACID, URINE VOLUME 5902543
3047802903.0 HOMOVANILLIC ACID, URINE INTERVAL HOMOVAN HOMOVANILLIC ACID, URINE INTERVAL 5902544
3047802900.0 HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HR URINE HOMOVANIL24 HOMOVANILLIC ACID, 24 HR URINE 5902540
3047802901.0 HOMOVANILLIC ACID - CHILD HVAC HOMOVANILLIC ACID CHILD 5902551