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Culture, Urine

Test Code
URIC


CPT Codes
87086

Preferred Specimen
>1.0 mL urine


Instructions
Clean-Catch, Midstream Specimen or Catheter 1. Collect a clean-catch, midstream urine specimen as follow manufacturer's instructions


Transport Container
Urine Culture Tranport Tube


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Methodology
Conventional Culture with Colony Count

Reference Range
Negative Positive pathogens will be identified


Clinical Significance
Useful for the detection of aerobic bacterial pathogens of the urinary tract. Colony counts provided. Clean-catch or catheter collected urines acceptable. Urine cultures with 3 or more organisms will be rejected with a request to submit a new 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.