EPIC CODE: LAB444 Sodium, Urine Random
ADDITIONAL TEST CODE
Sunquest: UNA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING
UPH Methodist Hospital
Collect
Random urine in clean, dry container with secure lid.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Entire urine collection or 5 mL aliquot from random collection (with total volume documented) at 2-8oC. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Ambient (room temperature): Unstable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen (-20o C) Stability: 6 months
Unacceptable Conditions
Urine containing blood or fecal matter
Days Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Methodology
Indirect Potentiometric
Reference Interval
Reference Inervals have not been established for this specimen type.
CPT Codes
84300