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Test Code URC Bacterial Culture, Urine

Important Note

Refer to Urine Specimen Collection for additional information.

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Sterile Container  Urine* Refrigerate 20 mL 10 mL 1 mL 24 hours*

*Source must be included when ordering:

Clean Catch

Catheter

U-bag

Cysto

Floey Port

Ureter

Kidney

Suprapubic

 

**Deliver to the lab immediately as specimens are stabe for 1-hour at room temperature. If the specimen can not be processed within 1-hour, refrigerate at 4 C and deliver to the lab within 24-hours. Cultures will not be performed on samples that are refrigerated for more than 24-hours.

Instrumentation / Method

Manual Culture

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / Reported if positive; Negative final at 48-hours / Not Available STAT

Reference Range

No Growth

 

CPT / LOINC

CPT: 87086

LOINC: 630-4