Urine Microscopic with Reflex Culture

Test Code

1235600014

Alias/See Also

UA
UAMIRE

CPT Codes
81015

Includes

Urine WBC
Urine RBC
Urine Epithelial Cells
Urine Renal Epithelial Cells
Urine Transitional Epithelial Cells
Urine Non-Squamous Epithelials
Urine Bacteria
Amorphous
Budding Yeast
Hyphae Yeast
Urine Mucus
Urine White Blood Cell Clumps
Urine Red Blood Cell Clumps
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cell
Urine Oval Fat Body
Urine Fat
Urine Sperm
Urine Trichomonas
Urine Calcium Oxalate
Urine Calcium Phosphate
Urine Triple Phosphate
Urine Uric Acid Crystals
Urine Leucine Crystals
Urine Cystine Crystals
Urine Tyrosine Crystals
Urine Calcium Carbonate Crystal
Urine WBC Cast
Urine RBC Cast
Urine Granular Cast
Urine Hyaline Cast
Urine Waxy Cast
Urine Epithelial Cast
Urine Broad Cast
Urine Fatty Cast
Urine Unclassified Cast
Urine Cellular Cast

Preferred Specimen

GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB, TROY, CORTLAND: Urine in a yellow-top no additive conical urine tube AND urine in a gray-top urine C&S tube CORNING, TOWANDA: Urine in a sterile container

Other Acceptable Specimens

GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB, TROY: Urine in a sterile container

Instructions

This test is offered for sites that perform their own urine dipstick testing.

1. Collect a mid-stream, clean catch urine specimen using a urine cup.
2. Perform the point of care urine dipstick test in the provider’s office.
3. Transfer urine into a yellow-top no additive conical urine tube and into a gray-top urine C&S tube.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated yellow-top tube: 24 hours
Refrigeratd gray-top tube: 48 hours

Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab
Troy Hospital Lab
GMG Laboratory at Towanda
Cortland Medical Center Lab

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.