Culture, Fungus, Blood

Test Code

4606

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 blood or bone marrow drawn into a BACTEC™ Myco/F Lytic blood bottle

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

FDA cleared (non-BACTEC) blood culture bottle • SPS tubes-blood only

Transport Container

BACTEC™ Myco/F Lytic blood bottle

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 • BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F (silver label with gray-top) bottle • BACTEC™ Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F (purple label and cap) bottle • BACTEC™ Peds bottle

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

Clinical Significance

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

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics - East Region

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.