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VMA, Random Urine

Container Type = Random Urine

Container Type

Test ID LAB750
EPIC Order VMA, URINE
CPT Code(s)   84585
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Referral Testing 
Tube Station   30
Specimen Routine: 10 mL random urine container; keep refrigerated; See comments
  Micro:  2 mL random urine; keep refrigerated 
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time   4-6 days
Reference Range   See separate report
Comments

Keep Refrigerated. Adjust pH to 1-5 using 50% acetic acid.

Discontinue L-Dopa 24 hours prior to and during collection.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 18, 2025

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