Know your Urine Appearance. Know your health.
Test your Urine Appearance and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.
Urine appearance describes how clear or cloudy your urine looks. Normal urine is clear to slightly hazy. Cloudy or turbid urine can be caused by cells, crystals, mucus, bacteria, or precipitated minerals. While cloudiness is sometimes harmless (from diet or concentrated urine), it can also signal a urinary tract infection, kidney stones, or inflammation. Appearance is read together with the microscopic exam, which identifies exactly what is making the urine cloudy.
Urine Appearance isn't sold on its own. It comes in a routine urinalysis, about $45. A fuller workup adds Vitamin D ($75), hs-CRP ($69), ApoB ($50), and ApoA1 ($50). You can test Urine Appearance and 100 other biomarkers for $190 as part of an Empirical membership.
Empirical is FSA/HSA eligible, so you can pay with pre-tax dollars. Fast for 8-12 hours beforehand for the most accurate lipid and metabolic results, and expect results in days rather than weeks.
Urine Appearance is drawn at 2,200+ Quest and BioReference patient service centers across the US, so there's usually one within a short drive. Browse the full directory to find the one closest to you.
Test your Urine Appearance and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.