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Bronchial Brush Culture
Test Code1236201052
Alias/See Also
Bronch brush
CPT Codes
87071
Preferred Specimen
1 bronchial brush submitted in 1 mL of saline.
Minimum Volume
1 bronchial brush in saline.
Instructions
Place bronchial brush in 1 mL of saline.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated 24 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Source other than bronchial brushings.
Improper specimen collection, storage or transport.
Improper specimen collection, storage or transport.
Reference Range
No aerobic growth
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
