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Test Code NMP22 NMP22, Urine

Important Note

  • Requires Special Kit (kept in Drawer #14 in Specimen Processing)
  • Can only be collected at the hospital between midnight and Noon. See Specimen requirements.
  • MUST be ordered as a .Miscellaneous Reference Test
  • Use code RF Ref Template (Accessed using F2)
  • MUST put Template in Order NOTES in Cerner:

  • Reference Lab: _ ARUP

    Source: _Urine

    Test Name: _NMP22

    Test Code: _#0080281

Additional Codes

  • Bladder Tumor Associated Antigen
  • Nuclear Matrix Protein

Methodology

Quantitative Enzyme Immunoassay

Specimen Requirements

 
 Patient Preparation:
           NMP22 testing should not be performed on patients who have had a total cystectomy or within 5
           days of an invasive procedure, such as cystoscopy or catheterization of the urethra. 
Collect
Single void of urine collected between midnight and noon. Urine Stabilization kit required.
 
Specimen Preparation
Follow instructions provided in the Urine Stabilization kit. Stabilized specimen should be blue/green in color. Urine must be added to the stabilizer immediately after collection.  Send urine to Specimen Processing to do this step.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Frozen. 
Unacceptable Conditions:
Urine not stabilized in NMP22 Urine Stabilizer Vial.
 Stability:
Preserved: Ambient: 4 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 2 months 

Performing Laboratory

ARUP Laboratories

 

Shipping

We send directly to ARUP.

See SPP4 600.018 for instructions.

Useful Information

Aid in diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma in conjunction with standard diagnostic procedures and monitoring for tumor recurrence.

 

Reference Interval : 0.0-10.0 U/mL

 

Interpretaive Data:

This test is intended as an aid in the management of patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract (TCC/UT), and is used after surgical treatment to identify patients with residual or rapidly recurring TCC/UT. Values obtained with different test methods should not be used interchangeably. ARUP uses the Alere NMP22 Test Kit, an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method.

CPT Code

86316