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Urine Ketones

Test Code
UKET


Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB403


Preferred Specimen

Specimen Type: Preserved urine
Collection Container: UA-preservative tube
Specimen Volume: 8 mL




Minimum Volume

1 mL




Instructions
Collection Instructions: 
  1. Preferred specimen is a mid-stream, clean catch sample.
Additional Information:
  1. If a urine culture is needed, submit a separate order and specimen in gray-top urine culture tube.  UA-preservative tubes are not acceptable for culture testing.


Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Mislabeled and unlabeled specimens, delay in being sent to the laboratory/prolonged exposure at room temperature, contamination with feces, and QNS (quantity not sufficient) status.


Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
1 day


Performing Laboratory

Inova Laboratories

2832 Juniper Street

Fairfax, VA 22031




Last Updated: March 30, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, March 30, 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.