Urine Culture

Synonyms

• CULTURE - URINE
• CX URINE
• LAB239
• UC

Cerner Name

Urine Culture

Clinical Info

Intended for symptomatic patients, or patients with risk factors, suspected of urinary tract infection.

Specimen Sources

Bladder Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Urethra Urine, Catheter Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Foley Urine, Nephrostomy Urine, Suprapubic

Specimen Types

Urine

Specimen Volume

Container

Urine Transport

Collection Instructions

Midstream or Catheterized
Urine
1. Patient should not have urinated for at
least 1 hour prior to specimen collection. 
2. Collect 20 mL of midstream or catheterized
urine into a screw-capped, sterile urine container.
3. Transfer a minimum of 4 mL into BD
vacutainer Urine Transport Tube with boric acid. (If <4 mL is collected send
original urine container refrigerated.) 
4. Label container with patient’s name (first
and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.                                                                                                                                                      5. Maintain sterility and forward
promptly at ambient temperature (Urine Transport Tube) or refrigerated (2-8
C)   if not in Urine Transport Tube (no
boric acid).  
 Note:  Specimen source is
required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Urine
Transport Tubes with boric acid (optimal specimens) Note: sterile containers
will only be accepted if specimen is of insufficient quantity to transfer to
urine preservative tube.
For
outpatients only: Urine in a Sterile Container (Refrigerated).

Specimen Stability

For Urine Transport Tubes
- submitting within 24 hours is optimal (though up to 48 hours is acceptable).
Other urines not in Urine Transport Tube, boric acid, or equivalent, please
submit refrigerated (2-8 C) within 24 hours.  

Methodology

Microbiology Culture

Days Performed

7 days/week

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87086,87088

PDM

6201180

Ordering Instructions

If patient has a Foley OR has had a Foley within 48 hours, please order LAB3094 "Urinalysis with Microscopic (reflex culture if indicated)"

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms

• Urinalysis-Urine Culture Collection Update 6-page 4-19-2022