METANEPHRINES, URINE
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  MET

MGH LIS Test No

  4684

Schedule

  Monday and Thursday

Testing Time

  3 Days

Testing Lab

  Warde Medical Laboratories

QORR Test Code

  MET

Specimen Info

Type

  Urine - 24 hr collection  

Volume

  10 mL aliquot

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  10 mL frozen aliquot of 24-hour urine (5 mL minimum).
Collect urine with 25 mL of 6N HCl to maintain pH between 1 and 3. Record total 
volume on test request form and on urine vial.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
HPLC

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
83835

Reference Range
Metanephrine: 44-300 ug/24hrs
Normetanephrine: 110-620 ug/24hrs
Total Metanephrines: 140-820 ug/24hrs
Creatinine:
     Male:     0.1-2.0 g/24hrs
     Female:  0.8-1.8 g/24hrs

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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