# Protein, Total, Quantitative, 24-Hour Urine

> This test measures the total amount of protein released into your urine over a full 24-hour period. Because healthy kidneys normally keep protein in the blood, finding significant amounts in the urine helps show if the kidney's filters are damaged or under stress. This information is useful for monitoring conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure and helps rule out serious kidney disorders. However, this test alone cannot identify the specific underlying cause of the kidney damage or diagnose a disease.

- Labcorp code: 003277
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=003277&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.