Test Code UOSMO Osmolality, Urine, LAB420
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Random urine collection.
Specimen Volume: 50 µL of urine
Collection Instructions: No preservative. Refrigerate specimen following collection, and send specimen refrigerated.
Reference Values
330-1,300 mOsm/kg
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Useful For
Determination of serum and urine osmolality can be useful in the assessment of electrolyte and acid-base disorders, in the detection of unmeasured substances in the serum, and in the assessment of renal concentrating ability.
Methodology
Freezing Point Depression
Test Classification and CPT Coding
83935
Report Available
Within 1 hour of receipt