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24 Hour Urine Collection Container
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: 24 Hour Urine Collection (Orange Jug – NO PRESERVATIVE)
Minimum Volume: 1 mL Urine of 24 hour collection
Collection Instructions: Refrigerate during collection or collect on ice.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Sterile Container
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage
Reference Range
BVH and BFT Labs:
100-300 mg/24 hr
Methodology
Ion selective electrode (ISE)
CPT
82340
Test Alias
Urine 24 Hour Calcium Level
Lab Handling
Refrigerate specimen during collection. Starting and ending times of collection are required.