ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0080328: Hydroxyproline, Total Urine |
| Test Mnemonic: HPR T | |
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Methodology: Ion Exchange Chromatography
Performed: Mon Reported: 4-11 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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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 |
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| Reference Interval: |
| By report |
| 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 |