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EPIC CODE: LAB366 Light Chains, Protein, Qualitative, Urine

Additional Codes

Sunquest:  LTCHUR

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UnityPoint Health Methodist - Immuno Chemistry
UnityPoint Health Pekin and Proctor for collection and processing, will transport to UPH Methodist for testing.

COLLECTION/TRANSPORT

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Collect

Random Urine. 

Also Acceptable: Any timed urine collection without preservatives.  Refrigerate specimen during timed collection.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Entire random or timed urine collection or 10 mL aliquot from a well-mixed collection.  Ambient or Refrigerated.

Stability

Ambient (room temperature):     12 hours
Refrigerated (2-8° C):                   7 days
Frozen (-20° C):                            1 month

ORDERING

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Day(s) Performed

Monday - Friday

Methodology

Electrophoresis/Spectrophotometry

CPT

84166
84156