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Urine pH

Test Code
UPH


Alias/See Also
Epic: LAB2446


Preferred Specimen

Specimen Type: Preserved urine
Collection Container: UA-preservative tube
Specimen Volume: 8 mL




Minimum Volume

1 mL




Other Acceptable Specimens

Specimen Type: Unpreserved urine
Collection Container: Sterile container




Instructions
Collection Instructions: 
  1. Preferred specimen is a mid-stream, clean catch sample.
Additional Information:
  1. If a urine culture is needed, submit a separate order and specimen in gray-top urine culture tube.  UA-preservative tubes are not acceptable for culture testing.


Specimen Stability

Preserved Urine
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Unpreserved Urine
Room temperature: 2 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Mislabeled and unlabeled specimens, delay in being sent to the laboratory/prolonged exposure at room temperature, contamination with feces, and QNS (quantity not sufficient) status.


Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
1 day


Performing Laboratory

Inova Laboratories

2832 Juniper Street

Fairfax, VA 22031




Last Updated: March 30, 2023
Last Review: N. Wolford, March 30, 2023


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.