Physician Office Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Clean-Catch, Midstream

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container - Preservative tube is acceptable.

Specimen:  Clean-catch, midstream urine

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Cleanse periurethral area with soap and water. Rinse with warm water. Void a small amount of urine into toilet. Collect next portion of urine in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Cystoscopy

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Specimen collected through cystoscope by physician or in operating room. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Ileal Conduit

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Remove external device and cleanse stomal opening. Insert catheter using sterile technique into stomal opening. Collect urine drainage in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Indwelling Catheter

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container - Preservative tube is acceptable.

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Aseptically collect urine from catheter collection port using a sterile needle and syringe. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Nephrostomy

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Collect urine from nephrostomy tube and place in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Ambient - Do not place on wet ice or refrigerate.

Collection Instructions:  Aseptically collect urine by percutaneous needle aspiration from site of kidney and place in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Straight Catheter

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  First-morning urine collection

Temperature:  Refrigerate

Collection Instructions:  Cleanse catheter insertion area. Insert catheter. Discard initial portion of urine. Collect next portion of urine in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.

Suprapubic Aspirate

Container/Tube:  Screw-capped, sterile container

Specimen:  ≥1 mL of urine

Temperature:  Ambient - Do not place on wet ice or refrigerate.

Collection Instructions:  Aseptically collect urine by percutaneous needle aspiration from bladder and place in a screw-capped, sterile container. If anaerobes are requested also submit a BBL^TM Port-a-Cul^TM anaerobic fluid vial. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only.

Note:  Label container with patient’s full name and 1 additional unique patient identifier such as date of birth, medical record number, emergency ID number, date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.