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Test Code U_GLU Glucose Urine

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas U_GLU Glucose Random Urine
Cerner   Glucose Urine

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None.

 

Container Type: 

Sterile Specimen Cup

 

or

 

White Top 6mL No Additive Tube

 

Specimen Type:

Urine

 

Specimen Volume: 

6 mL Urine minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Aliquot urine into White Top 6ml No Additive Tube if availible via urine transfer straw.  Transport refrigerated 2-8°C.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

2 hours ambient room temperature.

24 hours  refrigerated 2-8°C

 

Specimen Rejection:

Samples in preservatives

Performing Laboratory

Munson Medical Center Laboratories

Chemistry Department

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

Methodology

Glucose Hexokinase

Reporting

Reference Range:

None

 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

Urinary glucose can be elevated in cases of increased blood glucose especially rapid intestinal absorption and endocrine disorders where the renal threshold has been exceeded.

CPT Code(s)

82945