ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Deoxypyridinoline Crosslinks, Urine : 0070212

Mnemonic: DPD

Methodology: Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay
Performed: Tue
Reported: 1-8 days
Specimen Required: Patient Prep: First-morning void.

Collect: Urine.

Specimen Preparation: Transfer 3.5 mL aliquot from a well-mixed, first-morning urine to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature: Frozen.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 3 months

Reference Interval:

 
Test Number Components Reference Interval
 Deoxypyridinoline, Urine nM Adult Male: 2.3-8.7 nM/mM
Premenopausal Adult Female: 3.1-8.7 nM/mM
 Creatinine, Random No reference interval

Interpretive Data: The target value for treated postmenopausal adult females is the same as the premenopausal reference interval.
CPT Code(s): 82523
Cross References: D-Pyrilinks (Deoxypyridinoline Crosslinks), Pyrilinks-D (Deoxypyridinoline Crosslinks)