Urine, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR (Inpatient and ED only)

Test Code
CGCUR


Alias/See Also
0000991, 0000991


Includes
CHURN, GOURN


Preferred Specimen
Urine, first catch (not a clean catch) 


Minimum Volume
20 - 50mL 


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate 


Specimen Stability
Men
Up to 3 days at Room temp
Up to 8 days Refrigerated 
Women 
Up to 24 Hours at Room temp
Up to 8 days Refrigerated 


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
urine cups with needle in lid


Reference Range
See Patient Report for Reference Range and/or Interpretation of Results 


Performing Laboratory
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health



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.