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Urinalysis (General & Microscopic)

Tube Type = Urine Tube Yellow Top

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
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Reviewed by J. Carr on January 15, 2026

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