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| 60683:BODY FLUID AEROBIC CULTURE & GRAM STAIN | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Culture / Microscopic Exam | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Preliminary at 1, 2, 3, and 4 days. Final at 5-7 days. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 87205 / 87070 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Any normally sterile body fluid avoiding contamination with normal flora. Use anaerobic transport system or sterile syringe with air expelled, or other sterile container. Also acceptable but not recommended: Sterile 4 mL green top tube (heparin). Do not refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Handling: | If syringe is submitted, needle must be removed and syringe capped. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 24 hours ambient. Unstable frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 2 mL fluid. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 1 mL fluid. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Ambient. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Potential pathogens will be identified including select anaerobic organisms. Susceptibility testing will be done if appropriate. Additional charges will be added for these tests.
See also: Body Fluid, Aerobic/Anaerobic Culture and Gram Stain (60686) . |
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| Rejection Criteria: | Unsterile container; specimen with needle attached; lavender top tube (EDTA); delayed transport; frozen specimen. Leaking containers will be rejected if the source is respiratory or if there is any indication of mycobacterial infection such as clinical history or orders for acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture and/or smear. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gram stain: No organisms seen. Culture: No growth at 5 days or no growth at 7 days. |
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