A general urine test is one of the most common laboratory tests, including, among other things, the assessment of elements of urine sediment. At the present stage of development of laboratory medicine, such an assessment can be carried out using light microscopy or automated counting of urine sediment elements. At the same time, different vacuum containers are used: with a conical bottom — for light microscopy, with a round bottom — for automated counting. In this study, the authors set out to analyze whether the shape of the bottom of vacuum containers affects the results of quantitative assessment of urine sediment elements. The results of the study showed that there were no significant differences between the results of counting elements of urine sediment by light microscopy and automated counting using vacuum containers with conical and round bottom.