Ordering Recommendation

Use to detect insulin secretion. Do not use to diagnose diabetes mellitus.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine (no reference intervals).

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 2 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour urine to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Frozen.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 1 month

Methodology

Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA)

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
  C-Peptide, Urine 24 Hour 14-156 µg/d
  Creatinine, Urine - per 24h
Age
Male (mg/d)
Female (mg/d)
3-8 years 140-700 140-700
9-12 years 300-1300 300-1300
13-17 years 500-2300 400-1600
18-50 years 1000-2500 700-1600
51-80 years 800-2100 500-1400
81 years and older 600-2000 400-1300

Interpretive Data

  Per 24h calculations are provided to aid interpretation for collections with a duration of 24 hours and an average daily urine volume. For specimens with notable deviations in collection time or volume, ratios of analytes to a corresponding urine creatinine concentration may assist in result interpretation.

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

84681

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0020207 Creatinine, Urine - per volume 35674-1
0020208 Creatinine, Urine - per 24h 2162-6
0081122 C-Peptide, Urine ng/mL 55920-3
0096367 C-Peptide, Urine 24 Hour 27944-8
0097110 Total Volume 19153-6
0097111 Hours Collected 30211-7
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Aliases

  • 24 hr c-peptide
  • C-Peptide, Urine
  • Connecting peptide insulin
  • Insulin C-peptide
  • Proinsulin C-pepti
C-Peptide, 24-Hour Urine