Specimen Requirements

Title

PREGNANCY, URINE (HCG, URINE)

Specimen Requirement

Collect 0.5 mL urine in an unpreserved sterile container (orange top cup).

Sample should be from first morning urine.

Methodology

Rapid Chromatic Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 48 hours, Refrigerated: 48 hours

Reference Range

By Report

Turnaround

1 day

Clinical Use

Confirmation of pregnancy.

Test Code

UPREG