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Test Code UMICCS UA Sediment, Culture if Indicated

Important Note

First morning clean catch urine specimen is preferred. 

Indicate source when submitting (i.e. clean catch, cath).

Culture will be reflex ordered only if there are >= 10 white cells / hpf AND >= 2+ bacteria.

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Sterile Container Urine Refrigerate 10 mL 10 mL 5 mL 24-hrs

Specimens are stable at room temperature for a maximum of 2-hours.

 

Instrumentation / Method

Microscopic Analysis: Quick Read Slide / Visual

Reference Range

Microscopic:

WBC / hpf 0 - 5
RBC / hpf 0 - 2
Casts / lpf None
Epithelial Cells Variable
Bacteria / hpf None
Crystals / hpf Variable

Critical Value(s):

Pathologic Crystals (i.e. cystine, tyrosine)

Test Schedule / Analytic Time / Test Priority

Daily / Same Day / Available STAT

LOINC / CPT / Ordering

Component Meditech Medent LOINC CPT
MICROSCOPIC, URN UMIC UMIC 24365-9 81015
CAST, RBC     5807-3  
CAST, BROAD     18487-9  
CAST, GRANULAR     5793-5  
CAST, COURSE GRANULAR `   33393-0  
CAST, FINE GRANULAR     32680-1  
CAST, HYALINE     5796-8  
CAST, WBC     5820-6  
CAST, WAXY     5819-8  
CRYSTAL, CALCIUM CARBONATE     25147-0  
CRYSTAL, CALCIUM OXALATE     25148-8  
CRYSTAL, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE     25149-6  
CRYSTAL, AMPORPHOUS     55368-5  
CRYSTAL, AMORPH PHOSPHATE     32145-5  
CRYSTAL, TRIPLE PHOS     46137-6  
CRYSTAL, URATE     46138-+4  
BACTERIA     5769-5  
YEAST     5822-2  
EPITHELIAL CELLS, SQUAMOUS     11277-1  
EPITHELIAL CELLS, TRANSITIONAL     30089-7  
EPITHELIAL CELLS, RENAL     26051-3  
LEUKOCYTES     5821-4  
ERYTHROCYTES     13945-1  
MUCUS     8247-9