Culture, Fungus, Blood [4606X]

Test Code

6024

CPT Codes
87103

Includes

If culture is positive, then identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87106 or 87107 or 87140 or 87143 or 87149 or 87158).

Preferred Specimen

5 mL whole blood submitted in Bactec® Myco/F Lytic aerobic blood bottle

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Bone marrow in Bactec® Myco/F Lytic aerobic blood bottle • Whole blood in FDA cleared (non-Bactec) blood culture bottle, or SPS tubes (blood only)

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Received frozen • Specimens in EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Specimens in heparin (green-top) tube • Specimens in citrate ACD tubes • FDA cleared non-Fungus Blood Culture bottle

Methodology
Continuously monitoring blood culture system with microscopic, biochemical, DNA probe and chromatography identification techniques

Setup Schedule

Set up: Daily; Report available: 30 days

Reference Range

No fungus isolated

Clinical Significance

Yeasts and molds may be causes of fungemia. Blood culture results may aid in the diagnosis of systemic fungal infections.

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.