Carbohydrate, Urine




Test Mnemonic

UCARB

CPT Codes

  • 84379 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

16550-6

Includes

  • Interpretation
  • Reducing Substances
  • Xylose
  • Fructose
  • Galactose
  • Glucose
  • Sucrose
  • Lactose
  • Maltose
  • Raffinose

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Dpt of Lab Med & Pathology


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
5 mLUrine, randomClean container Frozen, CriticalPatient age is required. Early-morning random urine specimen is preferred.

Minimum Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
1 mL     

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Frozen42 days
RefrigeratedUnacceptable
AmbientUnacceptable

Days Performed

Tue

Turnaround Time

4 - 10 days

Methodology

Name Description
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) 

Reference Range

Fructose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 32mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 31mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 16mmol/mol crt
Galactose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 117mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 32mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 5mmol/mol crt
Glucose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 139mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 15mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 22mmol/mol crt
Lactose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 160mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 18mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 5mmol/mol crt
Maltose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 5mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 1mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 2mmol/mol crt
Raffinose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 1mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 1mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 1mmol/mol crt
Sucrose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 27mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 46mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 20mmol/mol crt
Xylose
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
   Months11 MonthsNormal< or = 13mmol/mol crt
 12 Months18 YearsNormal< or = 38mmol/mol crt
 19 Years99 YearsNormal< or = 9mmol/mol crt

Special Info

Patient age is required. Early-morning random urine specimen is preferred. This test is New York state approved.

Clinical Info

This test may be useful for screening for conditions associated with increased excretion of fructose, galactose, and xylose. Qualitative testing for the presence of reducing substances is performed first followed by quantitative analysis of carbohydrates including fructose, galactose, xylose, glucose, sucrose, lactose, maltose, and raffinose.

Clinical Limitation

This test is not appropriate for evaluation of an abnormal newborn screening for galactosemia.