Potassium, Urine, Random

Specimen Type = Urine Tube Yellow Top

Specimen Type

Test ID   LAB434
EPIC ORDER
  POTASSIUM, RANDOM URINE
CPT Code(s)   84133
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Routine 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.

  Micro: 1 mL Random Urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive).
Stability
Room temperature: 2 hours
Refrigerator: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time Routine: 2 hrs
  STAT: 1 hr
Reference Range Normal: Undefined, varies with diet; See comments
Comments Other clinical data should be taken into consideration when interpreting these results.

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026