Test Code URC Bacterial Culture, Urine
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