Laboratory Services

Culture, Kidney Urine

Name: Incyte Diagnostics
Address: 13103 E Mansfield Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216, USA
Telephone: +1-

Updated Test Information:

Test Description	Culture, Kidney Urine
Synonym(s)	Kidney culture, kidney urine culture, nephrostomy, nephrostomy culture
Test ID	CULTKIDUR
General Information	Quantitative culture to identify bacterial causes of urinary tract infections
Specimen Type	Urine (kidney or nephrostomy only)
Specimen Requirements	Preferred specimen preserved urine: BD C&S transport tube or Boric acid transport tube, Will also accept unpreserved urine: specimen in sterile container
Specimen Collection / Processing Instructions	Unpreserved urine must be refrigerated
Minimum Sample Volume	1 mL
Pediatric Min. Volume (if applicable)	1 mL
Additional Processing Details	Gram stain is performed by request only
Required Information	Kidney or nephrostomy urine only, all other urine culture specimens see CULTUR
Stability	Preserved Urine: Ambient 48 hours, Refrigerated 48 hour Unpreserved Urine: Ambient 2 hours, Refrigerated 24 hours
Unacceptable Specimen Conditions	Delayed transport of unpreserved urine (greater than two hours at room temperature or greater than 24 hours refrigerated).
Limitations	Kidney or nephrostomy urine only, all other urine culture specimens see CULTUR
Methodology	Culture
Estimated TAT	2-4 Days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected.
Testing Schedule	Sunday - Saturday
CPT Code(s)	87086, 87075 (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