Last Modified:
6/14/2019 3:20:10 PM
Medicare Medical Necessity Restrictions May Apply
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1 Urine Grey Top Tube (Filled to Minimum line)
Collection Instructions:
Order must include how the specimen was collection; Voided, Random, First Morning, CCMS, Pediatric Bag, Indwelling Catheter, Straight, Mini and In/Out Catheters, Supra Pubic, Cysto Collection
Preferred specimen is Clean Catch Midstream (CCMS)
Current antibiotic therapy, collection site and/or source all must be written on the test requisition
For CCMS Collection instructions see Addendum D
For CCMS Spanish patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For CCMS Burmese patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For CCMS Arabic patient collection instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Pediatric Bag patient instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Pediatric Bag Spanish patient instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Pediatric Bag Burmese patient instruction sheet see Addendum D
For Pediatric Bag Arabic patient instruction sheet see Addendum D
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
48 hours Ambient
48 hours Refrigerated
Reference Range:
No Growth
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Colony counts are provided.
Isolation of clinically significant organisms will be performed.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of significant isolates may be performed. Foley tips are not acceptable for culture.
No growth results available at approximately 18 hours.
Most pathogens will have identification by 24 hours.
Indwelling catheters often become colonized. Culture results from these specimens may be misleading.
Methodology:
Manual
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
36 hours
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
CXURN
EPIC Test Code:
LAB239
Alternate Test Names:
Culture, Urine; U/C
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87086 (Reflexes 87077, 87088, 87186)
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