URINE CHLORIDE, 24 HOUR

Message
Collect a 24 hour urine specimen. NOTE: If the urine collection exceeds 25 hours or is below 23 hours, collection cannot proceed. The patient must recollect their urine sample. Step 1: Empty the bladder at the start of collection, this urine is discarded. Step 2: Collect all urine after the initial void int he collection container . Step 3: Measure and record the 24-hour volumeStep 4: Record the exact start and completion times of the 24-hour collection on the container label.


Test Code
LAB2437 UCL24


Alias/See Also
UCL24


CPT Codes
82436| 81050

Instructions
Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Aliquot into sterile tube. Minimum Testing Volume: N/A Urine must be collected over 24 hour span following the collection requirements. Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 7 daysRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: 1 month Causes for Rejection: Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, large amount of free hemoglobin, and/or bilirubin, QNS, exceeds specimen/stability requirements.


Clinical Significance
1230130245



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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