Yersinia, Culture

Test Code

4487

CPT Codes
87046

Includes

If culture is positive, an identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87077).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87186).

Preferred Specimen

Stool collected in Cary-Blair stool culture transport medium

Minimum Volume

1 gram or 1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Rectal swab in Amies or Cary-Blair stool culture transport medium

Instructions

Collect in clean, dry container and then transfer a minimum of 1 gram or 1 mL into a Cary-Blair stool culture transport medium. Fluid level should reach line on vial.

Transport Container

Cary-Blair stool culture transport medium

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stool or swab in Cary-Blair
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: Unacceptable

Swab in Amies
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

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

Unpreserved at any temperature • Frozen specimens in Cary-Blair stool culture transport • Expired transport medium • Specimen in diaper • Parasitology transport vial

Methodology
Bacterial Culture • Aerobic Isolation and Identification Procedures

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

5 days

Clinical Significance

Yersinia enterocolitica causes a variety of symptoms depending upon the age of the patient. In children, symptoms often include fever, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics-Pittsburgh Lab

875 Greentree Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3508

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.