Catecholamines, Fractionated, Random Urine QCATRU
Method(s) | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
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Synonym | Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Total Catecholamines (calculated), and Creatinine |
Specimen Required | |
Collect | Random urine collection. Also acceptable: 10 mL unpreserved urine with pH under 6. |
Transport | 10 mL frozen urine with 6N HCl collected in a plastic urine container. (Min: 5 mL). |
Stability | Preserved urine Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 30 days Frozen: 49 days Unpreserved urine Ambient: Unacceptable Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 28 days |
Schedule | Mon-Fri |
CPTCode | 82384, 82570 |
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |