Uric Acid, 24-Hour Urine with Creatinine

What it measures

• Uric Acid, 24 Hour UrineLOINC 3087-4
• Uric Acid/Creat RatioLOINC 13820-6
• Creatinine, 24 Hour UrineLOINC 2162-6

Specimen

Specimen

10 mL urine aliquot from a well-mixed, 24-hour urine collection - no preservative

Container

Plastic urine container

Temperature

Room temperature

Do not acidify the urine. Please aliquot for uric acid testing prior to addition of any acid for those tests requiring preservative. Do not include first morning specimen; collect all subsequent voidings. The last sample collected should be the first morning specimen voided the following morning at the same time as the previous morning’s first voiding. Specify 24-hour total volume on container and test requisition.

Billing

CPT 82570, 84560