Specimen:

Urine More information

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

For peds, contact Pharmacy for correct amount of concentrated HCl.
Children 5 years and under suggest: 1 mL 6 N HC1 for every 100 mL urine 
produced.

Adult minimum:  10 mL of a well-mixed 24 hr urine collected with 25 mL 
6N HCl as preservative (preferred) or random urine.
Pediatric minimum:  5 mL aliquot of 24 hr collection.

Specimen
Instructions:

Collection containers available from pharmacy.

Analytic Time:

1 week - 10 days

Reference Range:

By report.

Comments:

If screening for Neuroblastoma, the following tests need to be ordered: 
CATNBSU (Catecholamines, Fractionated), DOPNBSU (Dopamine), HVANBSU 
(Homovanillic Acid), METNBSU (Metanephrines), VMANBSU (Vanillylmandelic 
Acid).

VMA, Catecholamines, HVA, Dopamine and Metanephrines may be done on 
same collection.  All five tests may be done on same collection.

Methodology:

Resin column extraction; HPLC electrochemical detector

CPT Code:

82570, 84585

See also:
Catecholamines, Fractionated, Urine
Dopamine, Urine
Homovanillic Acid (HVA), Urine
Metanephrines, Urine
Neuroblastoma Screen, Urine

See Additional Information:
Urine Tests Requiring Preservatives, Refrigeration or Special Containers