Albumin, Timed Urine
What it measures
- Albumin, Excretion RateLOINC 49023-5
- Duration (Min)LOINC 13362-9
- Total Urine Volume (ML)LOINC 19153-6
Specimen
- Specimen
- 5 mL urine aliquot from a well-mixed timed urine collection - 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
Specify total volume and duration of collection on container and test requisition. Note: Exercise within 24 hours, infection, fever, congestive heart failure, marked hyperglycemia, and marked hypertension may elevate urinary albumin excretion over baseline values.
Turnaround
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 2 days
Billing
CPT 82043