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Urine Cytology
TEST CODE
6030
CPT CODE
88112
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE AND STABILITY
Room temperature 3 days
REJECTION CRITERIA
Less than 10ml of fluid, specimen past stability, expired media
TRANSPORT CONTAINER / SPECIMEN
Urine Cytology/ UroVysion FISH Collection Kit OR ThinPrep UroCyte; voided urine
TURN AROUND TIME
72 hours
COLLECTION
- Collect 60ml voided urine in the 120ml urine collection cup.
- If urine exceeds 60ml, pour off the excess.
- Pour the entire contents of the PreservCyt solution (30ml) into the collection cup containing urine. Ratio should be 2:1, urine to PreservCyt solution. If urine volume is less than 60mls, adjust volume of PreservCyt added accordingly.
- Tightly secure the cap on the specimen collection cup, label with two patient identifiers.
- Invert to mix.
TEST SETUP
Monday – Friday (days)
METHODOLOGY
Microscopic evaluation performed
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