- 4020
Culture, Urine
Specimen:
Collect
- Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container
Also Acceptable:
- Random Urine in Urine Vacutainer
Submit
- 15 mL (Min:5 mL) Random Urine in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.
Also Acceptable:
- 5 mL (Min:3 mL) Random Urine in Urine Vacutainer. Submit Refrigerated.
Special Handling
- Clean catch midstream or catheter collection in sterile container.
Urine in Urine Vacutainer: Submit refrigerated (48 hours) or ambient (48 hours).
Stability
Ambient: 1 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87086
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4020 - URINE CULTURE
- 4909 - REVIEW INDICATED
Last Updated: September 16, 2024 @ 9:13 am
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