81002 (if micro not indicated) or 81000 (if micro indicated)
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
Clean catch/midstream, catheter, cystoscopic, or suprapubic urine in a sterile plastic container. A Clean, non-sterile container may be used, but will not be suitable for culture. Do not submit syringes with needles attached.
Handling:
Keep refrigerated. Send to laboratory within 24 hours. If delayed, submit the specimen in a urinalysis preservative tube, available from Client Services. These special tubes are not designed for use with urine for urine culture.
Stability:
24 hours refrigerated or 72 hours in preservative tube.
Standard Volume:
10 mL urine.
Minimum Volume:
6 mL urine (smaller volumes reported with disclaimer).
Transport:
Refrigerated, or in urinalysis preservative tube.
Comments:
Unless otherwise specified, requests for urinalysis (UA) are assigned this unit code. Automated analysis for urine chemical (dipstick) parameters, and microscopic examination if abnormalities of defined screening parameters are detected (turbidity, nitrite, leukocyte esterase, blood or protein). If no microscopic exam is performed, only the chemical reaction component is billed. Included in screening urinalysis: Volume, color, clarity, specific gravity, leukocyte esterase, nitrite, urobilinogen, protein, pH, blood, ketones, bilirubin, and glucose.
Rejection Criteria:
Frozen specimen; fecal contamination; unpreserved specimen left longer than 24 hours.
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