Specimen

Urine More information

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Pediatric patients only:
Random or 8 hour collection is acceptable if patient is less than 10 
years old.
If collection is 24 hr urine collection, use preservative of:
  < 8 years - no preservative, refrigerate during collection.
  > 8 years - 15-20 ml 6N HCl added at start of collection.

Analytic Time:

2 weeks

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).

Submit collection dates and times on requisition.
CPT coding is available under the individual test entries.

See also:
Catecholamines, Fractionated, Urine
Dopamine, Urine
Homovanillic Acid (HVA), Urine
Metanephrines, Urine
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA), Urine

See Additional Information:
Urine Tests Requiring Preservatives, Refrigeration or Special Containers
Urine Tests Requiring no Preservatives