Uric Acid, Urine - 24 Hour

Container Type = Orange Urine

Specimen Type

Test ID   LAB450
EPIC Order
   URIC ACID, TIMED URINE
CPT Code(s)   84560
Group/Individual Test   Group
Laboratory   Core Laboratory
Tube Station   Deliver directly to the laboratory
Specimen Routine: 24 Hour Urine, Container "A", Refrigerate; See Comments
Stability
Room Temperature: 3 days (if alkaline)
Refrigerator: 3 days
Frozen: 6 months
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time   STAT 1hr; Routine 2 hrs.
Reference Range Normal: 250-750 mg/24 hr; varies with purine content of the diet
Comments
  • Obtain Container "A" from Central Distribution
  • Keep refrigerated during collection
  • Provide start/stop times of collection
  • Total volume of collection will be reported

Reviewed by J. Carr on January 02, 2026

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