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Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen: plasma (preferred) or serum
Type: Container/Tube: Mint green (LiHep) tubes (preferred), SST (gold or marble) or plain red top
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL of plasma
Collection instructions: NA
Lab instructions: NA
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
TAT: 60 minutes
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
Uric Acid
|
Age |
Sex |
Reference Values |
|
0 – 12 years |
Female |
2 – 6 mg/dL |
|
>12 years |
2.5 – 7 mg/dL |
|
|
0 – 12 years |
Male |
2 – 6 mg/dL |
|
>12 years |
3 – 8 mg/dL |
CPT/LOINC Codes
84550