What the Uric Acid Test measures
Uric acid is produced when the body breaks down purines, substances found in the body’s own cells and in foods such as red meat, organ meat, some seafood, and alcohol, especially beer. Sugary drinks sweetened with fructose also raise it. Most uric acid leaves the body through the kidneys. When the level stays high, crystals can form in a joint and cause gout, a sudden, very painful swelling that often starts in the big toe, or collect in the kidneys as stones. Many people with a raised uric acid never develop gout, so treatment decisions depend on symptoms and other risks, not on the number alone. During an acute attack the level can even be normal, so doctors sometimes recheck it a few weeks later. Uric acid is also checked in kidney disease, in people taking certain diuretics, and during some cancer treatments. If you are booking a kidney function test here, uric acid is already included in that panel.
Price: the Uric Acid Test costs ₹120 at Pure Bliss (MRP ₹150), with the sample collected at our Action Area 2, New Town centre or at your home.
Who this test is for
- A painful, swollen joint where gout is suspected
- Kidney stones
- Monitoring treatment to lower uric acid
- Kidney disease, or high blood pressure treated with diuretics
How to prepare, the sample, and when to expect the report
Preparation
Avoid alcohol and an unusually heavy meat or seafood meal the day before. Our team will tell you when booking whether a few hours of fasting are preferred.
Sample
Blood, from a vein in the arm (serum).
Reporting time
Morning samples are reported the same day; later samples by the next day.
Reading the result
Reference ranges differ between laboratories, so your report lists the laboratory’s own range beside each value. A result outside the range does not always mean illness; ask your doctor to explain it.
- Centre or home collection
- NABL-accredited Redcliffe Labs collection centre
- How collection works →