Collect

BD Vacutainer UA preservative tube (red and yellow marbled cap) or sterile cup.

SW, HH and SJH cannot use BD UA preservative tube for Urinalysis.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens contaminated with fecal matter
Frozen specimens
24 hour collection specimens
BD preservative tube for culture (gray cap).

Remarks

Microscopic performed if Leukocyte esterase, Nitrite, Protein or hemoglobin are positive

For Urine Culture: Urine for culture must be submitted to the lab in BD vacutainer Gray Top Tube with preservative at 4 - 25 °C

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient (non-preserved): 2 hours; Refrigerated (non-preserved): 24 hours; Preservative tube: 72 hours

Minimum Requirements

Minimum volume for preservative tube = 7 mL

Test Barcode Number

37889

Lab Section

Urinalysis

Methodology

Reflective Photometry/Flow cytometry/Microscopy

SW, HH and SJH: Reflective Photometry/microscopy.

Performed

Sun - Sat

Reported

24 - 48 hours

Synonyms

  • Routine Urinalysis

Performing Laboratory Website (click below)

UR Medicine Labs

Reference Interval

Parameter Range Units
Glucose Negative mg/dL
Protein Negative mg/dL
pH 5.0-8.0  
Blood Negative  
Ketone Negative  
Nitrites Negative  
Leukocyte Esterase Negative  
Specific Gravity 1.002 - 1.030  
Color Yellow - Dark Yellow  
Appearance Clear  
RBC, UR 0-2 /hpf
WBC, UR 0-5 /hpf
Bacteria None seen – 1+  
Squamous epithelium None seen – 1+  
Hyaline casts 0-5 /lpf

CPT Codes

81003

LOINC Mapping

57020-0

Order Type (Individual or Group)

G

Group Test Information

Result Test ID Reportable Result Test Name Result Type Type (Alpha or Numeric)
UCOL Y COLOR,UR I A
UAPP Y APPEARANCE, UR I A
USG Y SPECIFIC GRAVITY,UR I A
ULEU Y LEUK ESTERASE, UR I A
UNITR Y NITRITES,UR I A
UAPH Y PH,UR I A
UPRO Y PROTEIN,UR I A
UAGLU Y GLUCOSE,UR I A
UKET Y KETONES,UR I A
UBLD Y BLOOD,UR I A
UASCA Y ASCORBIC ACID,UR I A

Reflex Test(s)?

The following tests may be reflexed on to UAR.

Reflex Test ID

UMIC2, Urine Microscopic,  Group test 
Group test information: 
Result Test ID Reportable Result Test Name Result Type Type (Alpha or Numeric)
URBC Y RBC,UR I A
UWBC Y WBC, UR I A
UBAC Y BACTERIA,UR I A
UHYAL Y HYALINE CASRS, UR I A
UGRAN Y GRANULAR CASTS,UR I A
UWAX Y WAXY CAST,UR I A
USQUA Y SQUAMOUS EPITH,UR I A
UTRAN Y TRANS EPITH,UR I A
URENA Y RENAL EPITH,UR I A
UCAST Y MISC,CASTS I A
UAMO Y AMORPHOUS CRYSTALS,UR I A
UCAOX Y CA OXALATE CRYSTALS ,UR I A
UCYST Y CYSTEINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
ULEUC Y LEUCINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
UTYRO Y TYROSINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
UMUC Y MUCUS,UR I A
UYST Y YEAST,UR I A
UTRIC Y TRICHIMONAS,UR I A
UOTH Y OTHER,UR I A
UREV Y PATHOLOGY REVIEW REQUIRED? I A

CPT Codes

81003

LOINC Mapping

57020-0

Pricing

Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu
Specimen Requirements

Collect

BD Vacutainer UA preservative tube (red and yellow marbled cap) or sterile cup.

SW, HH and SJH cannot use BD UA preservative tube for Urinalysis.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens contaminated with fecal matter
Frozen specimens
24 hour collection specimens
BD preservative tube for culture (gray cap).

Remarks

Microscopic performed if Leukocyte esterase, Nitrite, Protein or hemoglobin are positive

For Urine Culture: Urine for culture must be submitted to the lab in BD vacutainer Gray Top Tube with preservative at 4 - 25 °C

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient (non-preserved): 2 hours; Refrigerated (non-preserved): 24 hours; Preservative tube: 72 hours

Minimum Requirements

Minimum volume for preservative tube = 7 mL

Test Barcode Number

37889
Testing

Lab Section

Urinalysis

Methodology

Reflective Photometry/Flow cytometry/Microscopy

SW, HH and SJH: Reflective Photometry/microscopy.

Performed

Sun - Sat

Reported

24 - 48 hours

Synonyms

  • Routine Urinalysis

Performing Laboratory Website (click below)

UR Medicine Labs

Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

Parameter Range Units
Glucose Negative mg/dL
Protein Negative mg/dL
pH 5.0-8.0  
Blood Negative  
Ketone Negative  
Nitrites Negative  
Leukocyte Esterase Negative  
Specific Gravity 1.002 - 1.030  
Color Yellow - Dark Yellow  
Appearance Clear  
RBC, UR 0-2 /hpf
WBC, UR 0-5 /hpf
Bacteria None seen – 1+  
Squamous epithelium None seen – 1+  
Hyaline casts 0-5 /lpf
Coding

CPT Codes

81003

LOINC Mapping

57020-0
URM Labs Internal
Test Build

Order Type (Individual or Group)

G

Group Test Information

Result Test ID Reportable Result Test Name Result Type Type (Alpha or Numeric)
UCOL Y COLOR,UR I A
UAPP Y APPEARANCE, UR I A
USG Y SPECIFIC GRAVITY,UR I A
ULEU Y LEUK ESTERASE, UR I A
UNITR Y NITRITES,UR I A
UAPH Y PH,UR I A
UPRO Y PROTEIN,UR I A
UAGLU Y GLUCOSE,UR I A
UKET Y KETONES,UR I A
UBLD Y BLOOD,UR I A
UASCA Y ASCORBIC ACID,UR I A

Reflex Test(s)?

The following tests may be reflexed on to UAR.

Reflex Test ID

UMIC2, Urine Microscopic,  Group test 
Group test information: 
Result Test ID Reportable Result Test Name Result Type Type (Alpha or Numeric)
URBC Y RBC,UR I A
UWBC Y WBC, UR I A
UBAC Y BACTERIA,UR I A
UHYAL Y HYALINE CASRS, UR I A
UGRAN Y GRANULAR CASTS,UR I A
UWAX Y WAXY CAST,UR I A
USQUA Y SQUAMOUS EPITH,UR I A
UTRAN Y TRANS EPITH,UR I A
URENA Y RENAL EPITH,UR I A
UCAST Y MISC,CASTS I A
UAMO Y AMORPHOUS CRYSTALS,UR I A
UCAOX Y CA OXALATE CRYSTALS ,UR I A
UCYST Y CYSTEINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
ULEUC Y LEUCINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
UTYRO Y TYROSINE CRYSTALS,UR I A
UMUC Y MUCUS,UR I A
UYST Y YEAST,UR I A
UTRIC Y TRICHIMONAS,UR I A
UOTH Y OTHER,UR I A
UREV Y PATHOLOGY REVIEW REQUIRED? I A

CPT Codes

81003

LOINC Mapping

57020-0

Pricing

Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu

Important Information

Lab Section
Urinalysis

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