Urine Test Price in Pakistan: PKR 385 at Marham Lab
Also called
Urine C/EUrine R/EUrine Routine ExaminationUrine Complete ExaminationUrinalysisPeshab TestIn short
A urine test costs PKR 385 at Marham Lab, down from PKR 550. The urine C/E, also written urine R/E or urine routine examination, checks your urine in three ways: how it looks, what a dipstick detects, and what shows under the microscope. Doctors use it to look into urine infection, kidney problems and diabetes. No fasting is needed and your report is ready the same day.
Labs offering the Urine for C/E test
| Lab | Price | Book |
|---|---|---|
Marham LabOur lab Home sample · Lahore | Rs. 385 Rs. 550 | |
Urine C/E (Complete, Analysis) Home sampleSame day | Rs. 520 Rs. 650 |
How booking works
1. Tap Book
Urine for C/E is added to your booking for you.
2. Pick a time
Give your address in Lahore and choose a collection day and time.
3. Sample at home
A phlebotomist comes to your address and takes the sample.
4. Get your report
Your report is ready in the time shown above, and you can see it in your Marham account.
What is the Urine for C/E test?
A urine C/E is the standard urine test. MedlinePlus describes urinalysis as a physical, chemical and microscopic examination of urine, which is exactly what the three sections on your report represent.
It is one of the cheapest tests a lab offers and one of the most informative, because urine carries evidence from the kidneys, the bladder and the bloodstream all at once.
Urine C/E, Urine R/E and Urinalysis: The Same Test
If your slip says urine C/E, urine R/E, urine routine examination, urine complete examination or urinalysis, it is one test. Pakistani labs use all of these, and C/E and R/E appear on reports interchangeably.
It is not the same as a urine C/S, which is a urine culture. That is a separate and more expensive test, and the difference matters if you are being treated for an infection. There is a section on that below.
What the Test Checks
| Part of the test | What it looks at |
|---|---|
| Physical | The colour of your urine and whether it is clear or cloudy |
| Chemical | A dipstick reads protein, glucose, ketones, blood, bilirubin, pH and specific gravity |
| Microscopic | Cells, crystals, casts, mucus and bacteria seen under the microscope |
Your doctor reads the three together. Cloudy urine on its own means little; cloudy urine with white cells and nitrites on the dipstick tells a much clearer story.
What a Normal Report Looks Like
Normal urine ranges from almost colourless to dark yellow, and MedlinePlus notes that some foods, beetroot and blackberries among them, can turn it red without anything being wrong.
Glucose, ketones, protein and bilirubin are not normally detectable. Haemoglobin, nitrites, red blood cells and white blood cells are not normally found either. Laboratories differ slightly in how they report and measure, so read the values printed on your own report.
What Abnormal Results May Mean
| Finding | What it may point to |
|---|---|
| White cells, nitrites, bacteria | A urinary tract infection |
| Protein | Kidney disease, which is why this test is used alongside a renal function panel |
| Glucose | Diabetes that is not well controlled |
| Blood or red cells | Infection, stones, or something that needs investigating properly |
| Ketones | The body burning fat for fuel, seen in uncontrolled diabetes and in prolonged fasting |
MedlinePlus lists kidney disease, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, poorly controlled diabetes and bladder or kidney cancer among the conditions abnormal results can point to. That range is exactly why the result belongs with a doctor rather than being read alone.
If You Are Already Taking a Sachet for a Urine Infection
This is worth saying plainly, because it is the most common pattern we see.
A burning, urgent, painful urination usually gets treated at home first, with an alkalising sachet or syrup from the pharmacy. Those products can ease the burning by making urine less acidic. They do not treat an infection, and they do not tell you whether you have one.
A urine C/E is the test that answers that question, and it costs PKR 385. If the report suggests an infection, the next step is usually a urine culture, which identifies the organism and shows which antibiotic will work on it. Taking sachets for weeks while an actual infection continues is how a simple bladder infection climbs to the kidneys.
Who Should Get Tested
- Burning, pain or urgency when passing urine
- Passing urine much more often than usual, or much less
- Cloudy, dark, foamy or bad smelling urine
- Blood in the urine
- Pain in the lower abdomen, side or back
- Fever with any of the above
- As part of a routine check, or to monitor diabetes or kidney disease
- In pregnancy, on the schedule your doctor sets
How to Prepare and How to Give the Sample
The quality of the sample decides the quality of the result, and most bad reports come from bad collection.
- No fasting is needed
- Use the clean catch method. Clean the area first, begin passing urine into the toilet, then collect the middle part of the stream in the container
- The first urine of the morning is usually the most concentrated and the most useful
- Use the sterile container the lab provides rather than any bottle from home
- Get the sample to the lab quickly, or ask about refrigerating it if there will be a delay
- Women should tell the lab if they are on their period, since blood in the sample changes the result
- Tell your doctor about your medicines. MedlinePlus notes that several, including iron supplements, nitrofurantoin, phenazopyridine, riboflavin, phenytoin and chloroquine, can change the colour of urine without anything being wrong
What a Urine C/E Cannot Tell You
It can suggest an infection. It cannot name the organism causing it, and it cannot tell your doctor which antibiotic will clear it.
That is what a urine culture does, and at Marham Lab a urine C/S is PKR 1,890. Do not start or change an antibiotic on the strength of a C/E alone. Taking the wrong antibiotic, or the right one for too short a time, is a large part of why resistant urinary infections are now so common.
Final Thoughts
For 385 rupees this test answers a question most people guess at for weeks. If passing urine hurts, or your urine has changed colour or smell, get the test before you get the sachet. And if the report suggests an infection, let a doctor decide the antibiotic on the back of a culture rather than on the back of a guess.
Common questions
At Marham Lab a urine C/E is PKR 385, reduced from PKR 550, and the rate is the same in every city. Home sample collection is currently available in Lahore only, so patients elsewhere book a lab visit. A urine culture, which is the follow up test when an infection is suspected, is PKR 1,890.
Yes. Urine C/E, urine R/E, urine routine examination, urine complete examination and urinalysis all describe the same test. C stands for complete and R for routine, and Pakistani labs use the two interchangeably on slips and reports. If any of them appears on your prescription, this is the test.
Use the clean catch method, which gives the most reliable result. Clean the area first, start passing urine into the toilet, then collect the middle part of the stream in the sterile container the lab gives you. The first urine of the morning is usually best because it is the most concentrated. Get the sample to the lab quickly, and tell the lab if you are on your period, since blood in the sample changes what the report shows.
It points to one, but it does not confirm which organism is causing it. A urine C/E can show white cells, nitrites and bacteria, which together suggest an infection. A urine culture, or urine C/S, grows the organism and shows which antibiotic works against it, and that is PKR 1,890 at Marham Lab. Antibiotics should be chosen on a culture where possible rather than on a C/E alone.
اردو میں
یورین سی ای پیشاب کا عام ٹیسٹ ہے۔ اسے یورین آر ای یا پیشاب کا مکمل ٹیسٹ بھی کہا جاتا ہے۔ اس میں پیشاب کو تین طرح سے دیکھا جاتا ہے: رنگ اور صفائی، سٹرپ سے کیمیائی جانچ، اور خوردبین کے نیچے۔
یہ ٹیسٹ پیشاب کی نالی کے انفیکشن، گردوں کے مسائل اور شوگر کے بارے میں معلومات دیتا ہے۔ پیشاب میں جلن، بار بار پیشاب آنا، پیشاب کا گدلا یا بدبودار ہونا، یا خون آنا ایسی علامات ہیں جن میں یہ ٹیسٹ کروایا جاتا ہے۔
ایک اہم بات۔ پیشاب کی جلن کے لیے میڈیکل سٹور سے ساشے یا شربت لے لینا عام ہے۔ یہ چیزیں جلن کم کر سکتی ہیں مگر انفیکشن کا علاج نہیں کرتیں۔ اگر تکلیف بار بار ہو رہی ہے تو ٹیسٹ ضرور کروائیں۔
نمونہ درست طریقے سے دینا ضروری ہے۔ پہلے صفائی کریں، شروع کا پیشاب ضائع کر دیں اور درمیان والا حصہ لیب کے دیے ہوئے صاف ڈبے میں لیں۔ صبح کا پہلا پیشاب سب سے بہتر رہتا ہے۔
مرہم لیب میں اس ٹیسٹ کی قیمت 385 روپے ہے، جو 550 روپے سے کم ہے۔ رپورٹ اسی دن مل جاتی ہے۔ رپورٹ ڈاکٹر کو دکھائیں اور خود اینٹی بائیوٹک شروع نہ کریں۔
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