Preliminary at 24 and 48 hours. Final at 72 hours.
CPT Code:
87205 / 87070
Specimen Collection Details
Collection:
Vaginal or cervical specimen using a Routine Culture transport swab.
Stability:
24 hours ambient for all organisms except Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC). Specimen for GC stable 6 hours ambient. Specimen unstable frozen. Specimen unstable refrigerated when looking for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) or other fastidious organisms.
Transport:
Ambient.
Comments:
Potential pathogens will be identified. An additional charge will be added for each definitive identification. See also Vaginal/Cervical Culture (60800) (no gram stain).
Rejection Criteria:
Delayed transport; frozen specimen; specimen collected with cotton swab when looking for Neisseria gonorrhoeae or other fastidious organisms.
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