Test Details
Mnemonic
UROVQ
Ordering Code
3421810
CPT-4 Code(s)
88120
Specimen Information
Collect
Urine
Specimen Preparation
Send 50 mL of a voided urine in a urine preservative transport kit, (PreservCyt). Contact Warde Medical Laboratory Client Services for kit. Source required. Please provide physician name and telephone number. Send sample refrigerated. Samples without preservative will be tested
Alternate Specimen
Bladder washing in urine preservative transport kit. Urine or bladder washings mixed with CytoLyt or ethanol 50% in a 1:1 solution. Urine mixed with preservative Carbowax™ (2% polyethylene in 50% ethanol) 2:1 is also acceptable.
Minimum Volume
33.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability
Room temperature: See instructions
Refrigerated: See instructions
Frozen: Unacceptable
Instructions: It is recommended that specimens be processed within 72 hours of collection.
Samples received without preservative will be assayed; any study under these conditions
yielding insufficient cells or an abnormal result should have a follow-up study with urine in a
preservative. Cold packs are recommended during transportation. If bladder washing is not
shipped immediately after collection, refrigerate immediately (DO NOT FREEZE). Under no
circumstances should bladder washing specimens be stored or shipped at temperatures at or above 37°C.
Refrigerated: See instructions
Frozen: Unacceptable
Instructions: It is recommended that specimens be processed within 72 hours of collection.
Samples received without preservative will be assayed; any study under these conditions
yielding insufficient cells or an abnormal result should have a follow-up study with urine in a
preservative. Cold packs are recommended during transportation. If bladder washing is not
shipped immediately after collection, refrigerate immediately (DO NOT FREEZE). Under no
circumstances should bladder washing specimens be stored or shipped at temperatures at or above 37°C.
Methodology
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes