# Uric Acid

> This test measures the amount of uric acid in your blood, a waste product created when your body breaks down chemicals called purines. It helps show whether your body is removing waste properly or if high levels are building up, which can lead to painful joint swelling or kidney stones.

- Labcorp code: 001057
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Sample: blood
- Labcorp turnaround: within 1 day
- Collection: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Without a doctor: yes. People order it themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral.
- Price: shown on the review page its order link opens. Opening it orders nothing.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=001057&ref=assistant
- Already in these panels: [Base Core Annual – Men](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-men.md), [Base Core Annual – Women](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/base-core-women.md), [Heart Health](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/heart-health.md), [Thyroid & Autoimmunity](https://picardo.health/labs/panels/thyroid-autoimmunity.md)

## About ordering

People order for themselves, with no doctor's visit or referral, and results arrive in their 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.