{"id":"uric-acid","name":"Uric Acid","shortName":"Uric Acid","aliases":["Urate","Uric Acid, Serum","Serum Urate","Serum Uric Acid","Uric Acid, Serum or Plasma","Uric Acid Level","Ácido úrico","Harnsäure","Uric Acid, S","Urate, Serum","Uric Acid, Blood","Plasma Urate","Serum Uric Acid Level"],"abbreviations":["SUA"],"loinc":[{"code":"3084-1","primary":true},{"code":"14933-6","primary":false}],"specimen":"serum-or-plasma","units":[{"ucum":"mg/dL","display":"mg/dL"},{"ucum":"umol/L","display":"µmol/L"},{"ucum":"mmol/L","display":"mmol/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Men, 18+","low":3.8,"high":8.4,"unit":"mg/dL","unitDisplay":"mg/dL","note":"Labcorp's interval for adult men. Mayo Clinic Laboratories uses 3.7 to 8.0 mg/dL for males 16 and older, so other labs differ slightly, and ARUP prints the interval 'by report' because it varies by instrument. These intervals describe where most healthy people fall. They are not treatment targets. For people being treated for gout, the ACR (2020) and EULAR (2016) guidelines aim for a level below 6 mg/dL (360 µmol/L), and EULAR aims below 5 mg/dL (300 µmol/L) in severe gout. Urate can start to form crystals above about 6.8 mg/dL (405 µmol/L), but there is no single universally accepted cutoff for 'high uric acid'.","sources":[{"title":"Uric Acid (test 001057)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001057/uric-acid","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"URIC - Uric Acid, Serum","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/8440","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"},{"title":"Uric Acid, Serum or Plasma (test 0020026)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0020026","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32391934/","publisher":"Arthritis Care & Research","year":2020},{"title":"2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27457514/","publisher":"Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases","year":2017},{"title":"Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and the Kidney: Lessons from the URRAH Study","url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15010011","publisher":"Metabolites","year":2025},{"title":"Uric Acid in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Marker, Consequence, or Bystander?","url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo15070444","publisher":"Metabolites","year":2025}]},{"population":"Women, 18–50","low":2.6,"high":6.2,"unit":"mg/dL","unitDisplay":"mg/dL","note":"Labcorp's interval for women 18 to 50. Mayo Clinic Laboratories uses 2.7 to 6.1 mg/dL for females 13 and older. Levels rise after menopause, which fits with Labcorp's intervals stepping up at ages 51 and 71; NIAMS lists menopause among the factors linked to higher urate. The same treatment targets as for men apply to women with gout (below 6 mg/dL).","sources":[{"title":"Uric Acid (test 001057)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001057/uric-acid","publisher":"Labcorp"},{"title":"URIC - Uric Acid, Serum","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/8440","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"},{"title":"Gout: Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors","url":"https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/gout","publisher":"National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIH)","year":2023}]},{"population":"Women, 51–70","low":3,"high":7.2,"unit":"mg/dL","unitDisplay":"mg/dL","sources":[{"title":"Uric Acid (test 001057)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001057/uric-acid","publisher":"Labcorp"}]},{"population":"Women, 71+","low":3.1,"high":7.9,"unit":"mg/dL","unitDisplay":"mg/dL","sources":[{"title":"Uric Acid (test 001057)","url":"https://www.labcorp.com/tests/001057/uric-acid","publisher":"Labcorp"}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"Uric acid is a waste product from breaking down purines. High levels can lead to gout or kidney stones in some people.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/uric-acid","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}