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Test & Collection Guide

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Urine for Cytology
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
17th April 2026	Frequency		Daily

Urine for Cytology

Ordering information:

Cerner orderable: Cytology Specimen(s).

Urine x 3 Needs to be "Timed Study". Please make sure all 3 pots are labelled with date and time.

Urine x3 For: malignancy investigation/detection, surveillance testing, intermittent issues, renal disease

EXCEPTIONS WHERE A SINGLE POT (Urine x1) MAY BE ACCEPTED

Ureteric/Renal Pelvis washings accompanied by a single pot of urine sample NOTE: Ureteric/Renal Pelvis Washings are precious specimens.

Microbiology + Cytology request

Urinary haemosiderin /+ eosinophils- PLEASE FREE TEXT THIS IN THE ‘SPECIAL HANDLING’ REQUIREMENTS

PLEASE CONSULT CYTOLOGY FOR CONFIRMATION

Alternate names:

CSU, MSU, Urine cytology, Urine eosinophils, Urine haemosiderin, Urine x 3

Laboratory:

Cytopathology

Test Code:

CYTO

Medicare details:

MBS number: 73045
100% MBS price: 48.6

Specimen types:

Urine

Container types:

Urine
Sterile Jar

Collection Instructions:

Urine for Cytology -Patient Collection Instructions

Specimens should be collected by a clean catch technique to decrease contamination from the lower genital tract. The first bladder void of the day should be discarded (as the cells are likely to be degenerate) and samples collected from subsequent bladder voids. Samples from indwelling catheters should be avoided if possible. Specimens should be sent to the pathology laboratory as soon as possible or if there is a delay in getting the specimen to the laboratory, then refrigeration is required.

Urine x 3 - specimens should be collected on 3 consective days and stored in the fridge until they get to the laboratory.

Frequency:

Daily

Result Turnaround Time:

72 hours

Laboratory Use Only

Storage Instructions:

Each urine requires it's own laboratory number