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Urine Culture

Test Code
UC


Includes
Culture; colony count


Transport Container
Sterilie specimen container


Transport Temperature
refrigerated


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen not received in appropriate sterile container.

Unrefrigerated sample older than 2 hours.

Spillage or contamination of the specimen.




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.