60800:VAGINAL/CERVICAL CULTURE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Genital Culture |
| Methodology: |
Culture |
| Edit Date: |
3/13/2009 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Preliminary at 24 and 48 hours. Final at 72 hours. |
| CPT Code: |
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). GC stable 6 hours ambient. Unstable frozen. Unstable refrigerated when looking for Neisseria gonorrhoeae 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 and Gram Stain (60802). |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Delayed transport; frozen specimen; specimen collected with cotton swab when looking for Neisseria gonorrhoeae or other fastidious organisms; swab not in transport media. |