80620:PORPHYRINS, URINE

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80620:PORPHYRINS, URINE
Methodology: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Edit Date: 3/7/2008
Performed: Tuesday-Sunday
Released: 1-5 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab.
CPT Code: 84120-90
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: 24-hour or random urine in a leakproof container. Refrigerate and protect from light during colletion, storage, and transport.
Handling: Order this test only when a random or a 24-hour collection has not been preserved at start of collection. Keep refrigerated during collection, storage, and transport. Protect from light during storage and transport.
Stability: 4 days refrigerated or 30 days frozen. Unstable ambient.
Standard Volume: 5 mL urine.
Minimum Volume: 3.5 mL urine.
Transport: Refrigerated.
Rejection Criteria: pH above 10.0; ambient specimen.

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