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Glucose, 24 Hour, Urine

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24 Hour Urine Collection Jug With Preservative

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: 24 Hour Urine Collection Jug With Preservative
Minimum Volume: 1 mL of a 24 Hour Urine
Collection Instructions: Add 10 grams of Boric Acid to the container prior to collection.
Collect on ice or refrigerate during collection.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Clean / Sterile Container

Specimen Stability

Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Reference Range

1-15 mg/dL

Methodology

O2 Depletion

CPT

82947

Lab Handling

Refrigerate specimen during collection. Starting and ending times of collection are required.