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Test Code UA*3 UA MICROSCOPIC REFLEX

Important Note

This test may reflex to a urine culture depending upon the results of this test. An additional fee will be added if the reflex test is necessary.

Additional Codes

MICROSCOPIC

Methodology

Automated Urinalysis Analyzer

Specimen Requirements

Urine, Random

Container: Leakproof plastic urine container

Specimen Collection: 10 mL (minimum 5 mL)

  1. Collect a random urine specimen.
  2. Aliquot 10 mL of a random urine specimen.
  3. Store and transport refrigerated.

Specimen Transport/Stability

Refrigerated: 2 days

Specimen Rejection

 Specimens that have been at room temperature longer than 2 hours

Maximum Laboratory Time

24 hours

Reference Ranges

 

 

Source

 

 

Color

Yellow

 

Appearance

Clear

 

 

 

 

Automated Urine Flowcell

 

 

URBCA

0 – 2

/hpf

UWBCA

0 – 2

/hpf

UEPIA

0 – 2

/hpf

UCASTA

None seen

/lpf

UBACTA

None seen

/hpf

 

 

 

 Microscopic

 

 

WBC

0 - 2

/hpf

RBC

0 - 2

/hpf

WBC Clumps

None seen

/hpf

Bacteria

None seen

/hpf

Yeast

None seen

/hpf

Epi Cells

None seen

/hpf

Trans Epi

None seen

/hpf

Renal Epi

None seen

/hpf

Oval Fat

None seen

/hpf

Fat

None seen

/hpf

Mucus

None seen

/lpf

Sperm

None seen

/hpf

Trichomonas

None seen

/hpf

Hyaline Casts

None seen

/lpf

Epi Cell Casts

None seen

/lpf

WBC Casts

None seen

/lpf

RBC Casts

None seen

/lpf

Granular Casts

None seen

/lpf

Broad Casts

None seen

/lpf

Fatty Casts

None seen

/lpf

Waxy Casts

None seen

/lpf

Triple Phos. Crystals

None seen

/hpf

Calcium Ox. Crystals

None seen

/hpf

Calcium Phos. Crystals

None seen

/hpf

Calcium Carb. Crystals

None seen

/hpf

Uric Acid Crystals

None seen

/hpf

Leucine Crystals

None seen

/lpf

Cystine Crystals

None seen

/lpf

Tyrosine Crystals

None seen

/lpf

Amorphous

None seen

/hpf

Other

 

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

81015

 

Reflex:

Code Varies