Uric Acid, Urine
| CPT Code(s): | 84560 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:24-hour urine. Refrigerate specimen during collection. Also acceptable: Random urine. Specimen Preparation:Urine pH must be adjusted to greater than 8.0. If pH is less than or equal to 8.0, adjust pH to greater than 8.0 by adding 5 percent NaOH. Mix well and allow entire 24-hour collection to stand for 15 minutes. Recheck pH and readjust if necessary. Transfer one 3 mL aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection to an RDL Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL) Record total volume, collection time interval, and pH on transport tube or aliquot tube and on test request form. Storage/Transport Temperature:Refrigerated. Stability:Ambient: 4 days; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 2 weeks |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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