{"id":"urine-ph","name":"Urine pH","shortName":"Urine pH","aliases":["pH, Urine","pH (UA)","pH, Random Urine","Urin-pH","Urinary pH","Urine pH (Dipstick)","pH, UA","UA pH","pH Urine","pH of Urine","pH, Urine (Dipstick)"],"abbreviations":["UA pH"],"loinc":[{"code":"5803-2","primary":true},{"code":"2756-5","primary":false},{"code":"50560-2","primary":false},{"code":"106930-1","primary":false}],"specimen":"urine","units":[{"ucum":"[pH]","display":"pH"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":5,"high":7.5,"unit":"[pH]","unitDisplay":"pH","note":"5.0 to 7.5 is the interval Labcorp prints on its complete urinalysis (test 003772). Other sources are wider at the top: Cleveland Clinic lists 5.0 to 8.0, MedlinePlus 4.6 to 8.0, and AFP 2022 and 2005 say urine pH can range from 4.5 to 8 and is often 5.5 to 6.5. A pH of 8.0 may be flagged by one lab and not another, so use the interval printed on your own report.","sources":[{"title":"Urinalysis, Complete (test 003772) sample patient report with reference intervals","url":"https://files.labcorp.com/testmenu-d8/sample_reports/003772.pdf","publisher":"Labcorp","year":2026},{"title":"Urinalysis: What It Is, Purpose & Results","url":"https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17893-urinalysis","publisher":"Cleveland Clinic","year":2024},{"title":"Urine pH test","url":"https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003583.htm","publisher":"MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (U.S. National Library of Medicine)","year":2025},{"title":"Office-Based Urinalysis: A Comprehensive Review","url":"https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2022/0700/office-based-urinalysis.html","publisher":"American Family Physician 2022;106(1):27-35B","year":2022},{"title":"Urinalysis: A Comprehensive Review","url":"https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2005/0315/p1153.html","publisher":"American Family Physician 2005;71(6):1153-1162","year":2005}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"Shows how acidic or alkaline your urine is. It moves with diet and some medicines, and it is not the same as your blood pH.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/urine-ph","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}