Carnitine, Urine

Department

Specialist Biochemistry

Delphic Registration Code

UCAR

Laboratory Handling

Test Adds

Refrigerated 72 hours, frozen (preferred) 365 days

Synonyms

Carnitine (free)
Carnitine (total)

Turnaround Time

4 weeks

Test Code

3351

Specimen Type

• Urine

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

0.5

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

0.2

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Urine

Minimum Volume (ml)

0.5

Transport to Lab

Frozen
If overnight - Frozen

Reference Intervals

Total carnitine 30 – 100 mmol/mol creatinine

Free 20 – 50 mmol/mol creatinine

Test Method

HPLC/Tandem Mass spectrometry

Non-Funded Test Cost

$165.73 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

3358

Total and free carnitine reported

Contact Information

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