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URINE CULTURE (OUTPATIENTS ONLY)
Test CodeLAB304938
CPT Codes
87086
Includes
Bacterial Culture, Colony Count,and Susceptibility (if indicated). A urinalysis in NOTperformed.
Preferred Specimen
Urine in sterile leak-proof container or vacutainer urine culture kit (grey top)
Minimum Volume
1 mL urine
Instructions
The first AM specimen is the best collection for culture. Specimen should be received in the laboratory within two hours of collection. For clean-catch urines makes sure samples are obtained midstream and urethral meatus/peri-urethral mucosa is cleansed thoroughly prior to collection.
Transport Container
Vacutainer urine culture kit (grey top)
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 48 hours (in vacutainer urine culture kit-grey top)
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens with contaminated outer container or specimens that have been at room temperature longer than two hours will be rejected for culture. Urine Drug Screen Cups are not sterile and therfore not acceptable for culture. Only one specimen per twenty-four hours will be accepted. Urine from Foley bags or 24 hour urines will not be accepted.
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
No growth for 2 days.
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center Braxton County Memorial Camden Clark Medical Center Jackson General Hospital Jefferson Medical Center Princeton Community Hospital Reynolds Memorial Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Uniontown Hospital Wetzel County Hospital Wheeling Hospital
