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Potassium, Urine, 24 Hour

Container Type = Orange Urine or Orange Urine Red Lable or Orange Urine Yellow Lable

Container A 

Test ID   LAB435
EPIC Order
   POTASSIUM, TIMED URINE
CPT Code(s)   84133
Group/Individual Test   Group
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Deliver directly to the laboratory
Specimen Routine: 24 hrs urine, container Type "A"; NO preservative; See Comments
Stability
Room temperature: not recommended
Refrigerator: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time  
Routine: 2 hrs; STAT: 1 hr
Reference Range Normal: 25-125 mmol/24 hrs (varies with diet)
     
 
Comments
  • Refrigerate during collection
  • Obtain container "A" from Central Distribution. Do not collect with preservatives
  • Provide start/stop times of collection
  • Total volume of collection will be reported with results

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

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