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Test ID HIPA Hippuric Acid, Urine


Specimen Required


***Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***

Specimen Type: Urine

Container/Tube: Plastic preservative-free urine container

Specimen Volume: 3 mL

Collection Instructions: Collect 3 mL random urine specimen at end of shift. Send specimen refrigerated in a plastic, preservative-free urine container.


Method Name

Colorimetry (C)

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Reporting Name

Hippuric Acid, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 30 days
  Frozen  30 days
  Ambient  5 days

Reference Values

Reporting limit determined each analysis

 

Creatinine (mg/L):  

 U.S. Population (10th – 90th percentiles, median)

 All participants:

            335 - 2370 mg/L, median:  1180 (n=22,245)

 Males:

            495 - 2540 mg/L, median: 1370 (n=10,610)

 Females:

            273 - 2170 mg/L, median 994 (n=11,635)

 

Hippuric Acid (g/L)

    Normal for unexposed populations is generally less than 1.6 g/L.

 

Hippuric Acid (Creatinine corrected) (g/g Creat)

    Normal for unexposed populations is generally less than 1.5 g/g creatinine.

 

Specific Gravity Confirmation

   Physiologic range:  1.010 - 1.030

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

9 - 16 days

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82570

83921

81002 (if appropriate)

NY State Approved

Yes