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HelpTest Code LAB4216 URINE MICROSCOPIC EXAM W/CULTURE IF INDICATED (Only order for a reflex of a urine dipstick)
Specimen Type
Preferred Specimen: Yellow Urine Tube, and Urine Grey C&S Tube
Alternative Specimen: Leakproof Plastic Urine Container
Collection Instructions
Collect sample using the clean catch midstream collection procedure or urine cath bag. Maintain sterility. Submit sample in a yellow top urine tube or sterile plastic leakproof container and a grey top urine C&S preservative tube filled completely. If unable to collect enough sample to fill the grey top tube, submit sample in just yellow top tube or other sterile plastic leakproof container.
Specimen Volume
10 mL
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Turnaround Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours
Test Schedule
Daily
Sample Stability
Room Temperatrue: 2 hours
Refrigerated: 24 hours
Method
Microscopic
Reference Ranges
WBC Less Than 6 /hpf
RBC
Female Less Than 6 /hpf
Male Less Than 3
Epithelial Cells
Bacteria /hpf
Casts /lpf
Crystals /hpf
Crystals, Abnormal /lpf
Other
Test Components
WBC, /hpf; RBC, /hpf; Epithelial Cells; Bacteria, /hpf; Casts, /lpf; Crystals, /hpf; Crystals, Abnormal, /lpf; Other
CPT Codes
81015
Rejection Criteria
Specimens that have been at room temperature longer than 2 hours. Any urine contaminated with fecal material or meconium.