Test Code URIC URIC ACID
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Specimen Container:
Green Lithium Heparin Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin (light green-top)
Acceptable: Serum
Minimum volume: 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Specimen Stability Information
3 days refrigerated
Reference Intervals:
3.0 – 7.2 mg/dL
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday through Sunday
CPT Coding:
84550