URINE OSMOLALITY

Message
Specimen Requirement: Collect a random urine sample in a urine sterile cup. Immediate Specimen Processing: Transfer urine to BD Clear no additive tube and send to the lab. Do not send the urine collection cup to the lab. Ambulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated


Test Code
LAB420 UOSMO


Alias/See Also
UOSMO


CPT Codes
83935

Instructions
Minimum Testing Volume: 0.1 mL Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 24 hours (all sites except Mount Vernon); Mount Vernon: 1 hourRefrigerated : 24 hours (all sites except Mount Vernon): Mount Vernon: 7 daysFrozen: Not Defined Causes for Rejection: Contaminated samples, preservatives, unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, hemolyzed, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.


Report Available
STAT 1-Hours|Timed 1-Hours|Routine 2-Hours|STAT 4-Hours|Timed 4-Hours|Routine 24-Hours


Clinical Significance
1230130229



Last Updated: May 18, 2026


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