Test Overview
Test Methodology

Enzymatic Colorimetric (Uricase)

Test Usage

Evaluation of uric acid metabolism

Reference Range *

250 - 750 mg/TV (with average diet) (24 hour collection). Random urine collections are reported in units of mg/dL, for which reference values are not established.

Test Details
Days Set Up
Daily, 24 hours
Analytic Time

2 hours

Soft Order Code
URICU/URICQ
Synonyms
  • URICQ
  • URICQ
  • URIC ACID URINE 24 HR
  • URIC ACID URINE RANDOM
  • URICU
  • URIC ACID URINE 24 HOUR
Laboratory
Chemical Pathology
Section
Automation
Specimen Requirements
Collection Instructions

Collect 24 hour urine specimen with no preservative. Aliquot 10 ml into a plastic urine container and refrigerate. Record total 24 hour urine volume and collection dates/times on request form. Random urine also acceptable.

Alternate Specimen
Specimens collected with glacial acetic acid or HCl preservative are acceptable. If collected in container with acid preservative, indicate on container and requisition: "Collected in Acid".
Rejection Criteria
Diapers, sections of diapers, swabs or any other absorbent material will not be accepted as a collection container for urine.
Normal Volume
5 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection or 2 mL aliquot of random urine collection.
Minimum Volume
2 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine collection or 1 mL aliquot of random urine collection.
Billing
CPT Code
84560
Fee Code
20310
LOINC
URICU 3086-6 URICQ 3087-4
NY State Approved
No