MAU: Albumin/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Code: 70715
Keywords/Mnemonics: Albumin/Creatine Ratio,MAU,ACR
Updated: 08/16/2018
| Specimen Required: | 5.0 mL from a first-morning specimen preferred but random specimen is acceptable. Send specimen in a urine specimen cup refrigerated. |
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| Patient Prep: | Specimen should not be collected after exertion, during infection, or acute illness. |
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| Reference Values: | Female: <25 mg/g
Male: <17 mg/g
Note: Because of the inherent day to day variability of albumin excretion into the urine, two or three microalbumin levels measured within a 3-6 month period should be abnormal before considering a patient to have crossed the diagnostic threshold. (American Diabetes Association Position Statement 1997) |
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| Days Performed: | Daily |
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| Days Reported: | Daily |
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| Rejection: | Specimens visibly contaminated with blood. |
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| Methodology: | Nephelometric |
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| CPT Code(s): | 82043
82570 |
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