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pH, Urine
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
UPH
CPT Codes
81003
Preferred Specimen
12 mL urine submitted in a sterile plastic leakproof container
Instructions
Collect a freshly voided, clean-catch, mid-stream urine specimen.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 1 hour
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Not recommended
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Not recommended
Methodology
Reflectance Spectrophotometry
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Used for assessign metabolic acidosis and crystalluria.