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Uric Acid, Serum

Tube Type = Mint Green Top

Tube Type

Test ID   LAB141
EPIC Order
   URIC ACID
CPT Code(s)   84550
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Routine 30; STAT 888
Specimen Routine: 1 mL blood/green lithium heparin gel tube. Also acceptable gold SST or red plain tube; See Comments
  Micro: 200 µL blood/mint green top bullet/gold top/red top; See Comments
Stability
Unspun: 4 hours
Spun/separated, Room Temp- 2 hours
Spun/separated, Refrigerator: 3 days
Spun/separated, Frozen: 6 months
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time   STAT 1hr., Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range Normal: 
Uric Acid Range (mg/dL)
Female 3.1-7.8
Male 3.7-9.2
Comments

Specimens from patients receiving Rasburicase should be collected in pre-chilled tubes and delivered on ice immediately to the laboratory.

 

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 28, 2026

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514