Urine Culture, Interstitial Cystitis

Test Code

2983

CPT Codes
87086

Includes

If culture is positive, CPT code(s): 87088 will be added with an additional charge. Identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Preferred Specimen

4 mL urine from In-and-out or straight catheterized specimens, suprapubic aspirates, or cytoscopic specimens collected in a gray-top urine transport tube or UriSponge™ transport

Minimum Volume

Preserved: gray-top transport must be filled to minimum line printed on tube • Completely saturated UriSponge transport • Unpreserved: 0.5 mL urine

Other Acceptable Specimens

Unpreserved urine submitted in a sterile leak-proof container - See Instructions

Instructions

Gray-top tube: Fill to the fill line (4 mL) indicated on the tube label.
UriSponge transport: Dip sponge applicator into the urine sample and submerge for 5 seconds. Remove applicator from the urine sample and return it to UriSponge transport, securing tightly.
Sterile container: Only for specimens <3 mL from pediatric specimens or from patients with renal abnormalities.

Transport Temperature

Preserved: Room temperature
Unpreserved: Refrigerated (cold packs) only

Specimen Stability

Preserved
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Unpreserved
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

24-hour urine collections • Foley tips • Specimens from catheter bag • Swabs • Unpreserved urine >3 mL • Uricult devices • Urinalysis transport tube • Random, clean catch, midstream urine collection in gray-top urine transport tube or UriSponge transport • Inadequately saturated UriSponge • UriSponge transport filled with urine

Methodology
Culture

Setup Schedule

Set up: Daily; Report available: 3 days

Reference Range

No growth

Clinical Significance

Any bacterial colony count may be significant.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Dr
Chantilly, VA 20153

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.