Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Urine Copper (Random or 24 Hour) Build info

Synonyms

  • COPPER, URINE, RANDOM
  • COPPER, URINE (RANDOM OR 24 HOUR)
  • CU
  • LAB381

Short Name

COPPER, RAND

Procedure Master Number

LAB381

Procedure ID

35257

Clinical Info

Monitor exposure to copper

Specimen Sources

 Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch

Specimen Types

 Urine

Container

Urine Cntr

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: 24-hour urine collection. No preservative. or random urine collection
Specimen: 5 mL of 24-Hour Urine ( 1.3 mL min) in an Acid Washed Metal Free Container Refrigerate specimen during collection Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Collection: Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning). Screw the lid on securely.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Room Temperature, Refrigerated or Frozen
Collection: Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning

Methodology

Inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
 
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

82525 
82570

PDM

 5902281

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
COPPER RANDOM URINE COPPERUR COPPER RANDOM URINE Copper Random Urine
CREATININE(CRT),U CREATU CREATININE U Creatinine, Ur
COPPER/CREATININE RATIO COPPERCREAT COPPER CREATININE RATIO Copper/Creatinine Ratio
COPPER, 24 HR URINE COPPER24H COPPER, 24 HR URINE Copper, 24 HR Urine