Urinalysis (General & Microscopic)
Specimen Type
| Test ID |
LAB347 |
| EPIC Order |
URINALYSIS |
| CPT Code(s) |
81001 |
| Group/Individual Test |
Group |
| Laboratory |
Core Laboratory |
| Tube Station |
30 Routine: 888 STAT |
| Specimen |
Routine: |
10 mL urine in Urine Yellow Tube (UA No Preservative/Additive) or sterile container, <2 hrs old unspun urine |
| Pediatric: |
4.0 mL urine in Urine Yellow Tube (UA No Preservative/Additive) or sterile container, <2 hrs old unspun urine |
| Stability |
|
Room temperature: <2 hours from collection
2-8°C Refrigerator: 8 hours
Frozen: Do Not Freeze |
| Transport |
Deliver urine to lab within 1 hour of collection |
| Availability |
Routine: |
24 hrs/day |
| STAT: |
YES |
| Turnaround Time |
STAT 1 hour, Routine 2 hrs. |
| Reference Range |
Normal: |
| Urinalysis |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRIES |
| Color |
Straw/Light Yellow |
| Clarity/Turbidity |
Clear |
| pH |
5-9 |
| Specific Gravity |
1.003-1.030 |
| Protein |
Negative |
| Glucose |
Negative |
| Ketone |
Negative |
| Bilirubin |
Negative |
| Urobilinogen |
<2.0 mg/dL |
| Blood |
Negative |
| Leukocyte Esterase |
Negative |
| Nitrite |
Negative |
| MICROSCOPIC |
| WBC |
Male (SOGI/Unknown): 0-2/hpf |
Female: 0-5/hpf |
| RBC |
Male (SOGI/Unknown): 0-3/hpf |
Female: 0-4/hpf |
| Casts |
0-1 Hyaline/lpf |
| Urine Crystals |
None Seen |
| Epithelial, Squamous |
Varies with Method of Collection |
| Epithelial, Transitional |
0-2/hpf |
| Bacteria: Clean Catch |
None seen |
| Bacteria: Catheterized |
None seen |
|
| Critical: |
Glucose or Ketones: positive in <1 month old patient
Spermatozoa in Females <16 year old
Spermatozoa in Males <12 year old
|
| Comments |
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Reviewed by J. Carr on January 15, 2026
