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VMA, 24 Hour Urine

Container Type = Orange Urine with Red Label or Orange Urine with Yellow Label

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Test ID LAB452
EPIC Order VMA, URINE, 24 HOUR
CPT Code(s) 84585
Group/Individual        Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station N/A
Specimen Routine: 24 hr urine, container red (adult)/yellow (<5 yrs old); refrigerate;  SeeComments
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time 4-6 days
Reference Range See separate report
Comments
Keep sample refrigerated during collection. 
Obtain Red/Yellow container from Core Laboratory.
Note to Lab if patient is receiving L-Dopa or Bactrim. Bactrim may interfere with detection of the analyte.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 18, 2025

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