Legionella Antigen, Urine
General Information
- Lab Name
- Legionella Ag, URN
- Lab Code
- ULEG
- Epic Name
- Legionella Antigen, Urine
- Description
For UW Medicine patients only. For non-UW Medicine patients, see test code RULEG.
- Components
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Code Name ULEGR Legionella Ag Result, URN ULEGC Legionella Ag Comment, URN
Interpretation
- Guidelines
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Urine
- Collection
-
Random urine in either a cup or a boric acid urine tube (grey top urine tube).
- Handling Instructions
UW-MT: send to Microbiology Lab HMC: send to HMC Microbiology Lab (test will be forwarded to UW-MT)
- Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL urine
Minimum: 0.4 mL urine
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Mix urine well and aliquot 1mL into plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Stability: Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days; Room Temperature 24 hours.
Frozen specimens are acceptable.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Serology(SR)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
-
UW-MT Serology
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room # NW177,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 87899
- LOINC
- 32781-7
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW4997