ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Hydroxyproline, Total Urine : 0080328

Mnemonic: HPR T

Methodology: Ion Exchange Chromatography
Performed: Mon
Reported: 4-11 days
Specimen Required: Collect:  24-hour urine. Sample must be refrigerated during collection.

Transport:  One 5 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection, frozen. (Min: 3 mL)  Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.  Record 24-hour volume on tube.

Pediatric Collection/Transport:  One 5 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection, frozen.

Remarks:  Record total volume on test request form.  Patient should be on a collagen-free diet for three days prior to collection. Record total volume and time collection interval on transport tube and test request form.

Stability:  Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: 6 months
Reference Interval:
By report
Interpretive Data: For timed specimens other than 24 hours, the result will be extrapolated to represent a 24 hour time period.  Reference ranges may not apply.
Note: Urine hydroxyproline is an older, nonspecific marker for bone resorption. Deoxypyridinoline Crosslinks (0070212), Pyridinoline & Deoxypyridinoline by HPLC (0080342), and N-Telopeptide, Cross-Linked, Urine (0070062) are more specific tests for bone resorption.
CPT Code(s): 83505
 
 

 

 

 
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