Albumin, Random Urine without Creatinine

What it measures

• Albumin, UrineLOINC 14957-5

Specimen

Specimen

5 mL random urine - no preservative

Minimum volume

2 mL

Also accepted

Urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line, preservative tube)

Container

Plastic urine container

Temperature

Room temperature

Mix well if aliquoting. Note: Exercise within 24 hours, infection, fever, congestive heart failure, marked hyperglycemia, and marked hypertension may elevate urinary albumin excretion over baseline values.

Billing

CPT 82043