Test directory: Copper, 24 Hr Urine

Ordering Code 712
Test Name Copper, 24 Hr Urine
Preferred Specimen Urine, 24 Hour
Preferred Container 24 Hour Urine Container-Acid Washed 24 Hour Urine Container-Metal Free
Optimum Volume 7 mL
Collection Instructions Patient should refrain from taking vitamins, mineral or herbal supplements at least one week prior to specimen collection. Do not use a metal urinal or bedpan as a collection device. Random urine is unacceptable. To avoid contamination, do not measure 24-hour volume
During the 24 hour collection, collected urine must be transferred into an acid washed or metal-free container for the duration of the collection.
Handling Instructions Record total volume on specimen container and on test requisition
Specimen must be received in an acid-washed or metal-free 24 hour container.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Refrigerated
Need to be sent to reference lab as FROZEN.
Specimen Stability Ambient: 5 Days
Refrigerated: 14 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria Hemolyzed, Random urine, Urine with fecal contamination
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time Up to 6 Days
Methodology Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS)
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of November 22, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Copper, 24 Hr Urine ALL See report.
Urine Volume ALL See report.