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Test Code UAPOS UA (URINALYSIS);CULTURE IF POS

Important Note

This test reflexes from UA to UA with Microscopic; Culture if positive. For requirement criteria for reflex testing see UA Information.

Do Not Order this with a UA and/or UA with Microscopic and/or Urine Culture since that interferes with Reflexing.

Additional Codes

LAB14587

If Reflex Criteria is met a Urine Culture will be performed

Test Code: C-UR

Test Name: URINE CULTURE

Performing Laboratory

Porter Hospital Laboratory and UVMMC Laboratory 

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Urine
Container/Tube: Plastic Container
Specimen Volume: 20 ml; submit  12.0 mL urine
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in a sterile plastic container with lid securely attached.
2. Place patient label on container, not on lid.
3. No preservative. Refrigerate specimen after collection.

4. Specimens left at Room Temperature for more than 1 hour maybe rejected.
5. Urine samples are stable for 24 hours at 2 – 8º C.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Test Classification and CPT Coding

81003 for UA

If UA with Microscopic is done, 81001 will be charged instead.

If a Urine Culture is done a 87086 will be charged.

Organism ID and Sensitivity charges will also be added if applicable.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority / Turn around Time

Daily / 24 Hours / Available STAT / Routine - 4 Hours

                                                       STAT - 60 Minutes  (without Culture)

Culture will take 2-5 days depending on growth

Methodology

Cliniteck, Refractometer, Microscopic Evaluation, Culture

Reference Values

See UA Information