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Test Code URUN Urine Urea Nitrogen, Timed

Important Note

If ordering a random collection, use order code RUN. 

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Urine, 24 Hour Timed Collection

Preferred Specimen:  24 Hour Sterile Plastic Container

Other Acceptable specimens: Sterile Clean Glass Container

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

2 days

Refrigerated

7 days

Frozen

1 year

Collection Instructions

  • Provide 24-hour urine collection instructions and container to patient.
  • Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures. 
  • No preservatives or additives.
  • Keep 24 hour urine refrigerated during collection process. 

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: 

  • Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately.
  • No preservatives or additives.

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: 

  • Samples should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection
  • No preservatives or additives
  • Aliquot 10.0 mL of well mixed urine into plastic tube. 
  • Urine samples must then be sent refrigerated at 2-8oC.

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Specimens that are collected with preservatives or additives.

Reference Values

 

Test

Age

Sex

Reference Range

Urine Urea Nitrogen Timed

All

All

12000 - 20000 mg/24hr 

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

STAT Turnaround Time: 1 hour

Routine Turnaround Time: 4 hours

Testing Schedule: 24/7

Clinical Indications

Assessment of protein intake and/or nitrogen balance.

Methodology

Spectrophotometric, Kinetic (Roche Diagnostics)

CPT Codes

84540

LOINC Codes

TBD

Synonyms/Keyword Search

24 hour urine urea nitrogen

Last Review Date

4/7/2025

Critical Values

Not applicable

Volume

Preferred Volume: 10.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL

Test Components

Urine collection duration, Urine total volume, Urine urea nitrogen random, Urine urea nitrogen timed 

Additional Information

Not applicable