URINE MICROSCOPIC

Test Code

LAB5061 12301000114

Alias/See Also

UMIC

CPT Codes
81015

Includes

RBC (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
WBC (LEUKOCYTE) (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
BACTERIA (#/HPF) IN URINE
HYALINE CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT BY MICROSCOPY
RBC UDM MANUAL
WBC UDM MANUAL
EPI UDM MANUAL
BACT UDM MANUAL
CAST UDM MANUAL
CALCIUM OXALATE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
TRIPLE PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
AMORPHOUS URATE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
AMORPHOUS PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS
YEAST (#/HPF) IN URINE
WBC (LEUKOCYTE) CLUMPS (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
RENAL EPITHELIAL CELLS (#/HPF) IN URINE
TRANSITIONAL (EPITHELIAL) CELLS (#/HPF) IN URINE
FINE GRANULAR CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
COARSE GRANULAR CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
WAXY CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
BROAD CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
RBC CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
WBC CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
EPITHELIAL CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
FATTY CASTS (#/LPF) IN URINE
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
URIC ACID CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
LEUCINE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
CYSTINE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
TYROSINE CRYSTALS (#/HPF) IN URINE
BILIRUBIN CRYSTALS PRESENCE IN URINE
OVAL FAT BODIES (GLOBULES) (#/HPF) IN URINE
TRICHOMONAS SP (#/HPF) IN URINE
SPERMATOZOA (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
MUCUS (#/HPF) IN URINE SEDIMENT
AMMONIUM BIURATE CRYSTALS
CHOLESTEROL CRYSTALS
STARCH CRYSTALS
UNKNOWN CRYSTALS IN URINE
URINE MICROSCOPIC COMMENT

Preferred Specimen

Urine

Instructions

Mid-stream clean catch preferred to minimize contaminants

Transport Container

URINE

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Can maintain specimen at room temperature up to 1 hour.

Reference Range

Name	Result Checking Type	Numeric Range (N)
RBC, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen, Rare, 1-3
WBC, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen, Rare, 1-5
Squamous Epithelial, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen, Rare, 1-5
Bacteria, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen - Rare
Hyaline Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen, Rare, 1-5
Yeast, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
WBC Clumps, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Renal Epithalial Cells, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Trans Epithelial, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Fine Granular Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Coarse Granular Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Waxy Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Broad Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
RBC Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
WBC Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Epithelial Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Fatty Casts, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Unknown Crystals	Reference Range	None Seen
Trichomonas, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Mucus, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen
Spermatozoa, Urine	Reference Range	None Seen

Abnormality- Critical
Female 0-13 Years- Spermatazoa Present

Performing Laboratory
MWH LAB SH LAB LH FSED MAIN LAB HC FSED Main Lab

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