Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine 24 Hour | Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine 24 Hour Print

Test Mnemonic

UVMA24

CPT Codes

84585 - QTY (1)

Aliases

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

FDA Category

Laboratory Developed Test

Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
1 mL	Urine, 24-hour (well-mixed)	Clean container (No preservatives)		Refrigerated

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume	Type	Container	Collect Temperature	Transport Temperature	Special Instructions
0.3 mL

Stability

Environmental Condition	Description
Refrigerated	14 days
Frozen	14 days
Ambient	Unacceptable

Days Performed

2 days per week

Turnaround Time

2 - 5 days

Methodology

Name	Description
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Reference Range

Vanilmandelic Acid, Urine
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Months	6 Months	Normal	7.1-16.8	mg/g crt
	6 Months	12 Months	Normal	8.1-17.1	mg/g crt
	1 Years	2 Years	Normal	6.4-15.1	mg/g crt
	2 Years	3 Years	Normal	5.0-11.4	mg/g crt
	3 Years	5 Years	Normal	4.1-9.7	mg/g crt
	6 Years	11 Years	Normal	2.9-7.3	mg/g crt
	12 Years	17 Years	Normal	1.7-4.6	mg/g crt
	18 Years	99 Years	Normal	1.4-5.2	mg/g crt
VMA Urine, 24hr
Sex	Age From	Age To	Type	Range	Range Unit
	Years	17 Years	Normal	2.0-4.3	mg/24 hrs
	18 Years	99 Years	Normal	1.8-5.7	mg/24 hrs

Special Info

Urine, 24-hour (well-mixed) in a clean container with no preservatives.

Clinical Limitation

Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA) test performed by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results obtained with different methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably.