Urine Amylase 24 HR

Message

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Test Code

24UAMY

Alias/See Also

Amylase (24 HOUR URINE SUBMITTED),
Amylase (24 HOUR URINE),
URINE Amylase, U
RINE, Amylase(24-HOUR URINE)

CPT Codes
82150

Preferred Specimen

24 hour urine specimen. No preservative necessary if kept refrigerated during collection

Instructions

Transport 24 urine container in sealed plastic bag

Transport Container

24-HR. Urine Collection Container

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature = 2 days
Refrigerated = 10 days
Frozen = n/a

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Incorrect specimen type, insufficient sample volume, improper storage conditions, exceeds specimen stability guidelines, contaminated sample.

Methodology
Spectrophotometric

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

Daily

Clinical Significance

Urinary amylase is useful in the consideration of macroamylasemia and pseudocyst of the pancreas. With macroamylasemia, only the serum concentration is elevated. With pseudocysts, the urinary concentration remains elevated for weeks after an episode of acute pancreatitis.

Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, Ohio 45439

Last Updated: November 23, 2021

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