Albumin, Random Urine with Creatinine
What it measures
- Creatinine, Random UrineLOINC 2161-8
- Albumin, UrineLOINC 14957-5
- Albumin/Creatinine Ratio, Random UrineLOINC 9318-7
Specimen
- Specimen
- 10 mL random urine - no preservative
- Minimum volume
- 2 mL
- Also accepted
- Urinalysis transport tube (yellow-top, blue fill line, preservative tube)
- Container
- Plastic urine container
- Temperature
- Room temperature
Mix well if aliquoting Note: Exercise within 24 hours, infection, fever, congestive heart failure, marked hyperglycemia, and marked hypertension may elevate urinary albumin excretion over baseline values.
Billing
CPT 82043, 82570