Urinalysis (UA), Dipstick and Microscopic Exam

Specimen Collection Type

urine

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

8 ml

Pediatric Volume To Collect (Ml)

0.5 mL

Stability

Ambient Stability: 1 hour
Refrig Stability: 24 hrs
Frozen Stability: Unable

Unacceptable Conditions

Gray-top urine tubes,
Specimens unrefrigerated for more than 2 hours,
Specimens with visible fecal contamination,
24-hour urine collections

Preferred Transportation Temperature

REFRIGERATED

Remarks

First morning specimens are preferred, but not required

If a reflexed urine culture is desired, submit the indications together with the order “”CRITER

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Same day

Methodology

Physical examination and dipstick analysis

Lab Department

Dipstick urine
UA
urinalysis

Testing Location

IHC

Test OR Panel

Test

AOE

Is Pregnant

Misc Instructions

SPECIMEN COLLECTION: Random urine specimen
Preferred: urine specimens collected with “”midstream”” or “”clean catch midstream”” technique. STORAGE AND TRANSPORT: Submit random urine or BD Urinalysis Preservative Plus AND gray-topped urine vacutainer or C&S Preservative Plus urine tube. STABILITY: Specimens collected in BD Urinalysis Preservative Plus urine tubes are stable for 72 hours at room temperature

CPT Codes

81001

LOINC

24357-6

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