Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Random Urine, Melanin Build info

Synonyms

  • MELANIN, URINE
  • MELANIN, URINE
  • LAB11709

Short Name

MELANIN, URINE

Procedure Master Number

LAB11709

Procedure ID

115717

Clinical Info

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-Yellow Top

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Aliqout urine into Amber vial- or foil wrapped to protect from light
Specimen: 20 mL from a random urine collection (5 mL min)
 Protect specimen from light.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Unacceptable  Room Temperature
Unacceptable  Unacceptable
7 Days  Frozen

Methodology

Colorimetric

Days Performed

TAT:  1 - 3 days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

81005
Loinc Code 2606.2

PDM

 5904360

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MELANIN, RANDOM URINE MELANIN MELANIN, RANDOM URINE Melanin, Random Urine
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