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Test Code LABPYRROLES Pyrroles, Urine

Important Note

Specimen must be protected from light, transferred to the Quest prepared Amber tube containin 500mg of ascorbic acid and frozen upon receipt.

Additional Codes

Test Name in EPIC EPIC Test Code Mnemonic

 Epic Test Code Quest Test ID
Pyrroles, Urine LABPYRROLES 437

 

Methodology

Spectrographic

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen(s)

8 mL random urine - See Collection Instructions

Minimum Volume

2 mL

Collection Instructions

Collect urine in a clean container. Using an amber, plastic tube containing 500 mg of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), fill with urine, no less than 1/2 full and no more than 3/4 full. Mix and freeze. Packing list frozen to Hub Lab to ship. Do not thaw.

Transport Container

Amber (brown) urine container

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Transport Temperature

Specimen Stability

Freeze upon receipt

Day(s) Test Set Up

Set up: 2x per week

Performing Laboratory

Quest forward

Bio Center Lab
3100 N hillside
Wichita, KS 67219

Test Classification and CPT Coding

LOINC 14176-2

CPT 84311

Reference Values

0-20 ug/dL