The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Pipecolic Acid
Order Code: PIPAPU
Epic Lab Code: LAB3860
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Random Urine
Collection Medium:
Urine - Random urine container 


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  5.0 mL from a random urine
Absolute Minimum:  2.0 mL


Analytic Time:


4 weeks


Reference Range:


< or = 6 months:  9.81-84.5 umol/g creatinine
>6 months:  0.15-13.6 umol/g creatinine


Comments:


Patient's age is required on request form for processing.


Methodology:


Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)


CPT Code:


82543




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Updated: 05/23/2007

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