11850:URINALYSIS, MICROSCOPIC EXAM & CULTURE IF INDICATED
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| Methodology: |
Automated Urine Chemistry (dipstick) Analyzer |
| Edit Date: |
4/5/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Urinalysis: Same day. Culture: 48-72 hours. |
| CPT Code: |
81003 (if micro not indicated) or 81001 (if micro indicated) and 87086 (if culture indicated) |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Clean catch/midstream, catheter, cystoscopic, or suprapubic urine in a sterile plastic container. 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: |
Urinalysis with Reflex Microscopic & Culture if indicated. Automated analysis for urine chemical (dipstick) analysis, and microscopic exam and culture if abnormalities of screening parameters are detected. Criteria for urine microscopic: turbidity, nitrite, leukocyte esterase, blood or protein. Criteria for urine culture: WBC >5/HPF and/or leukocyte esterase positive and/or nitrite positive. NOTE: Some organisms do not elicit a typical UTI presentation (i.e., elevated WBC in the urine), and so may be missed by this reflex testing. If there is a strong initial clinical suspicion of UTI, or if symptoms persist despite normal screening test results, urine culture should be ordered rather than a reflex culture if indicated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Frozen specimen; fecal contamination; insufficient specimen; specimen submitted with needle attached; unpreserved specimen held more than 24 hours.
MEDICARE MAY REQUIRE A SIGNED ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) FOR THIS TEST |
| Reference Range: |
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Specific Gravity |
1.003-1.035 |
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pH |
5-8 |
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Leukocyte Esterase, Nitrite, Protein, Glucose, Ketone, Urobilinogin, Bilirubin, Blood |
Negative |
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WBC |
0-5/HPF |
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RBC |
0-3/HPF |
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Bacteria |
0-2+ |
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