Culture Urine

8010

Specimen Type	Specimen Stability	Reference Range
Sterile urine	Unpreserved urine: 24 Hours Refrigerated. Preserved urine in yellow Vacuette CCM tube: 48 hours Refrigerated. Suprapubic aspirates should be submitted ASAP	See Report

🧪 Specimen Requirements

Preferred amount: 4 ml sterile urine

⚙️ Method

Semi-quantitative culture techniques: Bacterial culture, aerobic, which includes routine isolation and identification procedures. Antibiotic susceptibility testing is performed when appropriate.

📅 Schedule

Monday-Saturday

📋 Instructions & Notes

Specimen container must contain Patient Name, Date of Birth and Collection Date and Time. Please indicate source/site. If culture is positive, identification and susceptibility (if appropriate) will be performed at an additional charge.

# CPT Codes

87086

The Pathology Laboratory

Monday – Friday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

(337) 436-9557
830 W Bayou Pines Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601

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