Test Code Billings Clinic: 4350 Glucose, Random, Urine
Performing Laboratory
Billings Clinic Laboratory: Chemistry
Useful For
- An indicator of abnormal proximal tubule function
- Limited usefulness in the screening or management of diabetes mellitus
Methodology
Hexokinase
Specimen Requirements
- 10 mL from a random urine collection in a urine container.
- Send specimen refrigerated.
Storage/Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
| Urine | Refrigerated (preferred) | 7 days |
- Urine samples may lose as much as 40% of their glucose after 24 hours at room temperature.
Reject Due To
- Specimens received frozen
- Specimens received ambient
Reference Values
Not established
Day(s) Test Set Up
Daily
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82945 - Glucose, body fluid, other than blood
LOINC Code Information
| Reporting Name | LOINC Code |
| Glucose, Random Ur | 2350-7 |