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SODIUM, 24 HR URINE
Test CodeLAB446
Quest Code
11317
CPT Codes
84300
Includes
CPT code 81050 may be added at an additional charge for volume measurement
Preferred Specimen
10 mL aliquot of a 24-hour urine collected in a no preservative plastic urine container
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Urine preserved with boric acid • Urine preserved with acetic acid • Urine preserved with HCl • Urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line, preservative tube)
Instructions
Record total volume and collection duration on specimen container and test requisition
Transport Container
Plastic urine container
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 14 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 60 days
Methodology
Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)
Setup Schedule
a.m. Mon-Sat
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
52-380 mmol/24 hr
Clinical Significance
The excretion of sodium varies with dietary intake. There is a diurnal variation of sodium excretion with excretion being greater during daytime than during the night. Decreased levels are seen in congestive heart failure, excessive sweating, diarrhea, pyloric obstruction, malabsorption and primary aldosteronism. Increased levels may be due to increased salt intake, failure of the adrenal glands, diabetic acidosis, salt losing renal disease and water deficient dehydration.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics-Lenexa |
| 10101 Renner Blvd |
| Lenexa , KS 66219-9752 |
Last Updated: February 7, 2022
