Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Random Urine, Melanin

Synonyms

LAB11709
MELANIN, URINE

Cerner Name

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.

Specimen Volume

10 mL random urine (5 mL min)

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
COMMENTS-22	COMMEN22	COMMENTS 22

Result Interpretation

Not Detected

Forms

LAB11709

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