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Amylase, Urine: Random

Container Type

Test ID   LAB358
EPIC Order
  AMYLASE, RANDOM URINE
CPT Code(s)   82150
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine:

10 mL random urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive)

10 ml random urine in sterile specimen cup is acceptable.

  Minimum: 1 mL random urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive)
Stability
Room temperature:7 days
Refrigerator: 1 month
Frozen: Not recommended
Availability 24 hours/day
Turnaround Time   Routine 2 hours; Stat 1 hour
Reference Range Normal: ≤650 U/L

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514