5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, Urine Random




Test Mnemonic

UHIAR2

CPT Codes

  • 83497 - QTY (1)

Aliases

  • 5-HIAA, Urine
  • HIAA, Urine
  • HIAA-5, Urine
  • Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid, Urine

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mLUrine, randomClean container (No preservatives) Refrigerated 

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
0.3 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Refrigerated14 days
Frozen14 days
AmbientUnacceptable

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

5HIAA Random
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal<37.2mg/g crt
 1 Years2 YearsNormal<28.7mg/g crt
 3 Years4 YearsNormal<23.7mg/g crt
 5 Years7 YearsNormal<18.6mg/g crt
 8 Years10 YearsNormal<15.2mg/g crt
 11 Years13 YearsNormal<11.8mg/g crt
 14 Years19 YearsNormal<8.5mg/g crt
 20 Years99 YearsNormal<6.7mg/g crt

Special Info

Clean container (No preservatives)

Clinical Limitation

5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (5-HIAA) test performed by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Results obtained with different methods or kits cannot be used interchangeably.