Fungus Blood Culture

Test Code

LAB242

Quest Code

39522

CPT Codes
87103

Includes

If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87106, 87107, 87143, or 87149). Yeast susceptibilities will be performed at an additional charge upon request (CPT code(s): 87186).

Preferred Specimen

5 mL blood or bone marrow collected in a BACTEC™ Myco/F Lytic blood bottle

Minimum Volume

1 mL

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 • Specimens in citrate, ACD • BACTEC Plus Aerobic/F (silver label with gray-top) bottle • BACTEC Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F (purple label and cap) bottle • BACTEC Peds bottle

Methodology
Conventional culture (bloods cultured by Isolator Methodology)

Setup Schedule

Daily

Reference Range

Not Isolated

Clinical Significance

Fungal infections are most common among hospitalized patients, specifically with indwelling catheters, or who are immunocompromised. Blood culture is a sensitive method to detect invasive fungal infections.

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA

33608 Ortega Highway

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042

Last Updated: June 22, 2023

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.