Urea Nitrogen, Urine
Ordering Recommendation
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
24-hour urine with no additive. Refrigerate during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine.
Transfer 3 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form.
Refrigerated.
Urine collected with acid. Specimens stored at room temperature.
Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 month
Methodology
Quantitative Spectrophotometry
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Within 24 hours
Reference Interval
12.0-20.0 g/d
Interpretive Data
Note
Reference interval for random urine has not been established.
Hotline History
CPT Codes
84540
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0020207 | Creatinine, Urine - per volume | 2161-8 |
0020208 | Creatinine, Urine - per 24h | 2162-6 |
0020216 | Urine Urea Nitrogen - mg/dL | 12967-6 |
0020217 | Urea Nitrogen, Urine g/day | 3096-5 |
0097110 | Total Volume | 19153-6 |
0097111 | Hours Collected | 30211-7 |
Aliases
- Urea
- urine urea nitrogen clearance