Urine, Amylase
Ordering Recommendation
New York DOH Approval Status
Specimen Required
24-hour or timed urine collections with no preservatives. Refrigerate during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine.
Urine pH must be adjusted to greater than 7.0. Mix timed urine collection well. Transfer 4 mL urine to an ARUP standard transport tube.(Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume, collection time interval, and pH on transport tube or aliquot tube and test request form.
Refrigerated.
Specimens with pH 7.0 or less. Urine collected with acid
Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 10 days; Frozen: 3 weeks
Methodology
Quantitative Enzymatic Assay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Within 24 hours
Reference Interval
Random urine: Men: 16-491 U/L Women: 21-447 U/L 24-hour urine: 1 - 17 U/hour
Interpretive Data
FDA
Note
Hotline History
Hotline History
CPT Codes
82150
Components
Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
---|---|---|
0020207 | Creatinine, Urine - per volume | 2161-8 |
0020208 | Creatinine, Urine - per 24h | 2162-6 |
0097110 | Total Volume | 19153-6 |
0097111 | Hours Collected | 30211-7 |
3016647 | Urine, Amylase - Per Volume | |
3016648 | Urine, Amylase - Per hr |