Microbiology, Urine & Stool
Urinalysis, Routine
Test Code
1000
Specimen
Urine (random)
Volume
10 mL
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Container
Urine cup.
Urinalysis w/Rflx Microscopy
Test Code
1020
Specimen
Urine (random)
Volume
10 mL
Minimum Volume
2 mL
Container
Urine Cup.
Urinalysis w/ Rflx C&S
Test Code
1000RLX
Specimen
Urine (random)
Volume
Urinalysis: 10 mL
Minimum Volume
Urinalysis: 10 mL
Container
Urine Cup.
Urine Culture & Sensitivity (C&S)
Test Code
7086
Specimen
Urine
Volume
To fill line on gray-top urine culture transport tube
Minimum Volume
To fill line on gray-top urine culture transport tube
Container
Gray-top urine culture transport tube with preservative.
Microalbumin, Urine
Test Code
2043
Specimen
Urine (random)
Volume
10 mL
Minimum Volume
2 mL (Note: This volume does not allow for repeat testing.)
Container
Plastic urine container.
Occult Blood Stool
Test Code
2274
Specimen
Stool in Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
Volume
One Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
Minimum Volume
One Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
Container
Open the green cap on the sampling bottle by twisting and pulling upwards. Scrape the surface of the fecal sample with the sampling probe. Cover the grooved portion of the sampling completely with the fecal sample. Close the sampling bottle by inserting the sampling probe and sap the green cap on tight. Do not reopen.
White Blood Cells, Stool
Test Code
9055
Specimen
Stool
Volume
1 Gram
Minimum Volume
1 Gram
Container
Urine Cup.
Culture, Aerobic & Anaerobic
Test Code
7073
Specimen
Pus, tissue, or other material properly obtained from an abscess, biopsy, aspirate, drainage, exudate, lesion, or wound. To ensure proper growth of organisms, place swabs/specimen in anaerobic transporter. Do not refrigerate.
Volume
Swab in anaerobic transporter, 0.5 mL pus, or other fluid or tissue from aspirated site in anaerobic transporter
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Container
Anaerobic transport or aerobic/anaerobic bacterial swab transport containing gel medium.
Culture, Throat
Test Code
Sample text
Specimen
Sample text
Volume
Sample text
Minimum Volume
Sample text
Container
Sample text
Culture, Urine
Test Code
7086
Specimen
Urine
Volume
To fill line on Vacutainer® gray-top urine culture transport tube
Minimum Volume
To fill line on Vacutainer® gray-top urine culture transport tube
Container
Vacutainer® gray-top urine culture transport tube with preservative.
Culture, Stool
Test Code
8108
Specimen
Expectorated sputum
Volume
5 to 10 mL sputum
Minimum Volume
1 to 2 mL sputum
Container
Sterile screw-cap container.Only the screw-cap container should be submitted to the laboratory.
Culture,blood
Test Code
7040
Specimen
Whole blood
Volume
Adult: 16 to 20 mL total; 8 to 10 mL per aerobic and anaerobic bottle. Do not add more than 10 mL of blood to either the aerobic or anaerobic bottles.
Minimum Volume
No minimum volume requirement.
Container
One aerobic and one anaerobic blood culture bottle for adults or one pediatric bottle. Do not vent.
Culture, Sputum
Test Code
8108
Specimen
Expectorated sputum
Volume
5 to 10 mL sputum
Minimum Volume
1 to 2 mL sputum
Container
Sterile screw-cap container.Only the screw-cap container should be submitted to the laboratory.
Ova & Parasite
Test Code
7177
Specimen
Sputum or feces
Volume
3 to 4 mL sputum or 5 mL feces
Minimum Volume
3 mL
Container
Sterile cup or O & P transport container with formalin and PVA (Para-Pak® pink and gray).
GC/Chlamydia RT-PCR
Test Code
7591
Specimen
Endocervical, vaginal, or male urethral swab; first-void urine (patient should not have urinated for one hour prior to specimen collection); or cervical cells in liquid cytology vial.
Volume
One swab (endocervical, vaginal, or urethral), 2 mL of a 20 mL to 30 mL urine collection, or entire liquid cytology vial.
Minimum Volume
One swab (endocervical, vaginal, or urethral), 2 mL of a 15 mL urine collection, or entire liquid cytology vial.
Container
Aptima® Urine Collection Kit. Urine Specimen: The patient should not have urinated for at least one hour prior to specimen collection.
Influenza A/B RT-PCR
Test Code
7400
Specimen
Nasopharyngeal swab, nasal swab, throat swab, or combined throat/nasopharyngeal swab.
Volume
One swab
Minimum Volume
One swab
Container
Viral, Chlamydia, or Mycoplasma culture. Place swab in viral transport.
C. Diff RT-PCT, Stool
Test Code
7493
Specimen
Stool (unformed)
Volume
5 g
Minimum Volume
0.5 g or 0.5 mL liquid stool
Container
Sterile screw-cap container or stool transport without preservatives (Para-Pak® white clean vial). "Cool Whip" containers, denture cups, or other similar containers often leak or even explode during transport and may be rejected by the laboratory.