Laboratory Services
Culture, Kidney Urine
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| Test Description |
Culture, Kidney Urine
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| Synonym(s) |
Kidney culture, kidney urine culture, nephrostomy, nephrostomy culture |
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| Test ID |
CULTKIDUR
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| Performing Lab |
Labcorp |
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| General Information |
Quantitative culture to identify bacterial causes of urinary tract infections |
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| Specimen Type |
Urine (kidney or nephrostomy only) |
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| Specimen Requirements |
Vacutainer® gray-top urine culture transport tube with preservative (preferred). If less than 4 mL of urine is collected, usually from pediatric and geriatric patients or from a catheter, submit refrigerated in a sterile, screw cap container or tube. Do not submit low volume urine specimens in underfilled gray top tubes. |
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| Specimen Collection / Processing Instructions |
Unpreserved urine must be refrigerated |
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| Minimum Sample Volume |
1 mL |
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| Pediatric Min. Volume (if applicable) |
1 mL |
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| Required Information |
Kidney or nephrostomy urine only, all other urine culture specimens see CULTUR |
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| Stability |
Preserved: Room temperature for 48 hours |
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| Unacceptable Specimen Conditions |
Delayed transport of unpreserved urine (greater than two hours at room temperature or greater than 24 hours refrigerated). |
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| Limitations |
Kidney or nephrostomy urine only, all other urine culture specimens see CULTUR |
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| Methodology |
Culture |
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| Estimated TAT |
2-4 Days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected. |
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| Testing Schedule |
Sunday - Saturday |
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| CPT Code(s) |
87086, 87075 (Additional charges may apply for identification and/or susceptibility testing) |
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| Reference Range |
No significant pathogens isolated. |
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| Reflex Conditions |
Identification and susceptibility performed on significant isolates. |
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| LOINC Code(s) |
630-4 |
