# Uric Acid, 24-Hour Urine

> This test measures the total amount of uric acid released in your urine over a full 24-hour period. It helps show if your kidneys are excreting too much of this waste product, which is a common cause of kidney stones. Doctors use this information to understand if high uric acid levels are caused by your body producing too much or your kidneys filtering it differently. While it aids in evaluating the cause of stones or gout, this test alone cannot diagnose specific diseases or determine the exact makeup of an existing stone.

- Labcorp code: 003418
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=003418&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.