Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Random Urine, Methylmalonic Acid

Synonyms

LAB11070
METHYLMALONIC ACID LEVEL, RANDOM URINE
METHYLMALONIC ACID RANDOM URN
MMA
MMARU

Cerner Name

Methylmalonic Acid Random Urn

Clinical Info

Diagnose cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency

Specimen Sources

Bladder Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Ureter, Left Ureter, Right Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch

Specimen Types

Urine

Container

Urine-Yellow Top

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Plastic Urine Container- no preservatives
Specimen: 5 mL Random Urine (0.6 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Specimen Volume

5 mL Random Urine (0.6 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp Burlington, NC

CPT

83921
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PDM

5908590

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Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
METHYLMALONIC ACID LEVEL, RANDOM URINE	METHYLUR	METHYLMALONIC ACID RANDOM URINE	Methylmalonic Acid, Random Urine
MMA-NORMALIZED	MMA	MMA NORMALIZED	MMA-Normalized
CREATININE(CRT),U	CREATUR	CREATININE U	Creatinine, Urine

Result Interpretation

0.4 - 2.5 umol/mmol crt TAT: 5-10 Days

Forms

LAB11070

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