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 Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive), <2 hours old

Pediatric:

1.0 mL urine in Yellow Top Urine Tube (No Preservative/Additive)

Stability

Unspun: 2 hours

Room temperature: <2 hours from collection

Refrigerator: 8 hours

Frozen: NO

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
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: 0-2/hpf	Female: 0-5/hpf
RBC	Male: 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

Spermatozoa in Females <16 year old

Spermatozoa in Males <12 year old

Comments

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 20, 2023

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