Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Random Urine, Citric Acid Build info

Synonyms

  • CITRIC ACID, RANDOM URINE
  • CITRIC ACID, RANDOM URINE
  • CITRU
  • Citrate Excretion, Urine
  • Citrate, Urine
  • LAB11686

Short Name

CITRIC ACID, RANDOM URINE

Procedure Master Number

LAB11686

Procedure ID

115673

Clinical Info

A timed 24-hour urine collection is the preferred specimen for measuring and interpreting this urinary analyte. Random collections normalized to urinary creatinine may be of some clinical use in patients who cannot collect a 24-hour specimen, typically small children.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Urine

Container

Urine Cup

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Sterile urine container or urine Monovette® with pH stabilizer
Specimen: 2 mL random urine (1 mL min)
Transport Temperature: If Monovette(R) transport Refrigerated, Non acidified( no Monovette(R)) Frozen

Transport Instructions

If Monovette(R) transport Refirgerated, If not Frozen

Specimen Stability

29 Days Room Temperature or Refrigerated
49 Days Frozen

Methodology

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Days Performed

TAT: 4-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82507

LOINC: 2128-7

PDM

 1859707

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CITRIC ACID, RANDOM URINE CITRICACID CITRIC ACID, RANDOM URINE Citric Acid, Random Urine
CREATININE, RANDOM URINE CREATU CREATININE U Creatinine, Ur