Laboratory Services

Culture, Urine

Name: Incyte Diagnostics
Address: 13103 E Mansfield Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216, USA
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Updated Test Information:

Test Description	Culture, Urine
Synonym(s)	Urine Culture, Urinary Tract Infection, UTI, Bacterial Culture, Kidney Infection, Bladder Infection
Test ID	CULTUR
General Information	Quantitative culture to identify bacterial causes of urinary tract infections
Specimen Type	Urine
Alternate Specimen Type	Urine (Clean Catch, Midstream, Catheter, Foley catheter, Nephrostomy, Kidney, Suprapubic, Pediatric collection)
Specimen Requirements	Preferred: specimen preserved urine in BD C&S transport tube or Boric acid transport tube, Will also accept: unpreserved urine specimen in sterile container
Minimum Sample Volume	1 ml urine
Additional Processing Details	Gram stain is performed by request only
Stability	Preserved Urine: Ambient 48 hours, Refrigerated 48 hour Unpreserved Urine: Ambient 2 hours, Refrigerated 24 hours
Unacceptable Specimen Conditions	24-hour urine collections, bag urine, and “dirty” urine collection for culture. Urine contaminated with stool or toilet water will be rejected. Delayed transport of unpreserved urine (greater than two hours at room temperature or greater than 24 hours refrigerated).
Methodology	Culture
Estimated TAT	2-4 days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected.
Testing Schedule	Monday-Saturday
CPT Code(s)	87086 (Additional charges may apply for identification and/or susceptibility testing)
Reference Range	No significant pathogens isolated.
Reflex Conditions	Identification and susceptibility performed on significant isolates.
Performing Lab	Incyte Diagnostics
LOINC Code(s)	630-4