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Myoglobin, Urine

Order Code:

MYOGUR

Test Summary

Urine myoglobin is a diagnostic test used to measure the presence of myoglobin (a protein found in muscle tissue). Myoglobin is released into the bloodstream when muscle tissue is damaged and can pass into the urine if its levels become elevated. While this protein plays a crucial role in delivering oxygen to muscles, its presence in urine may indicate significant health concerns, such as muscle injury, rhabdomyolysis, or potential kidney damage.

Aliases

Urine myoglobin

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL urine collected in a myoglobin urine transport tube

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Instructions

Collect random or 24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection.

Thoroughly mix entire collection, then, perform one of the two processing options below:

Option 1: Immediately after collection, transfer a maximum of 4 mL to a Myoglobin Transport Tube. Ship frozen.
Option 2: Immediately after collection, adjust pH to 8-9 by adding 10 percent Na2CO3. Transfer 1 mL to a standard transport tube. Ship frozen.

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

Myoglobin urine transport tube

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

4 mL urine collected in a transport tube filled with sodium carbonate

Unacceptable Specimens

Unpreserved urine

Order Code

MYOGUR

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB6896

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

83874

Billing Code

670012

CPT Statement

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay Quantitative

FDA Status

FDA Approved

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City UT

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

0 - 1 mg/L

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Daily; Report availabe: 1 - 2 days