Homovanillic Acid (HVA), Random Urine

Specimen:

Test Code

YHVARDM

Specimen Name

Homovanillic Acid (HVA), Random Urine

Collect

Sterile Urine Cup

Submit

4 mLs (Min: 1 mL) Random Urine Refrigerated

Special Handling

Transfer 4 mLs from a well-mixed random collection to a sterile urine cup.

Rejection Criteria

Specimen types other than urine.

Stability

Ambient Unacceptable; Refrigerated 1 week; Frozen 2 weeks

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Sunday/Tuesday - Saturday

Reported

3-7 days

CPT Codes

  • 83150

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