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Urine Protein, Total, without Creatinine
Test Code14523
CPT Codes
84156
Preferred Specimen
10 mL of a well-mixed random urine collected in a no preservative plastic urine container
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Random urine collected in a urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Acidified urine
Methodology
Spectrophotometry-Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Monday-Sunday All Shifts
Report available: 4 Days
Report available: 4 Days
Reference Range
Male | 5-25 | mg/dL |
Female | 5-24 | mg/dL |
Clinical Significance
Proteinuria is characteristic of renal disease and concentrations may be increased with diabetes, hypertension, nephritic syndrome, and drug nephrotoxicity.