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Urine Glucose

Test Code
UGLU


Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB2439


Preferred Specimen

Specimen Type: Urine
Collection Container: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 5 mL




Minimum Volume

1 mL




Instructions
  1. Collect a random urine specimen.
  2. No preservative.
  3. Transfer urine to a Clear top (no additive) tube.


Transport Container

Clear top (no additive) or
Plastic vial




Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 2 hours
Refrigerated: 2 hours
Frozen: 2 days




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.


Methodology
Hexokinase/G-6-PDH


Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
Same day


Reference Range
1 to 15 mg/dL


Performing Laboratory

Inova Laboratories

2832 Juniper Street

Fairfax, VA 22031




Last Updated: March 28, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, March 28, 2023


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.