CULTURE, URINE (WITH COLONY COUNT)
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   MICRO. RQN.

MGH LIS Test No

   508

Schedule

   Daily

Testing Time

   min. 1day max. 3 days

Testing Lab

   Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

   UR

Specimen Info

Type

   Urine  

Volume

   10 ml

Temperature

   Ambient

Preservative

   see collection notes

Collection Info

   Preservative:  BD yellow top urine culture transport tube.
Note: complete appropriate form:
      Inpatient:  Microbiology request form.
      Reference:  Reference lab request form
  
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Conventional culture with calibrated loop colony count.

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes

Reference Range

Component Information

Name

   CULTURE, URINE 

Method

    

CPT Code

   87088 

Units

    
Ref Range    
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   COLONY COUNT, URINE 

Method

    

CPT Code

   87086 

Units

    
Ref Range    
Reflex Reason    
     
Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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