Culture, Fungus, Blood

Test Code

39522

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 collected in a BACTEC™ Myco F/Lytic aerobic blood bottle

Minimum Volume

1 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Bone marrow collected in a BACTEC™ Myco F/Lytic aerobic blood bottle • FDA cleared (non-Bactec) blood culture bottle • SPS tubes-blood only

Instructions

BACTEC™ Myco/F Lytic aerobic blood bottle is the only acceptable container type

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours

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

Specimens in EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Specimens in heparin (green-top) tube • Specimens in citrate, ACD, or SPS (yellow-top) tube • BACTEC™ plus aerobic/F (silver label w/ gray-top) • BACTEC™ lytic/10 anaerobic/f (purple label & cap) • BACTEC™ peds bottle

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

Setup Schedule

Sun-Sat

Report Available

4 to 6 Week(s)

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.