COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKED N-TELOPEPTIDES, 24-HOUR URINE | |
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Test Code: B762 | Specimen Collection: Urine |
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Collection Notes: Discard the first morning void. Collect all subsequent voids during the next 24 hour period, including the first void of the next morning. Mix well and submit an aliquot in a screw top transport tube. | |
Clinical Utility: Useful for predicting skeletal response to antiresorptive therapy. | |
CPT Code: | Testing Location: Sent to reference lab |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Urine 24 hour (2mL) Ambient 72 Hours Refrigerated 5 Days Frozen 30 Days |