Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic with Gram Stain

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Culture, Aerobic Bacteria and Culture, Anaerobic Bacteria with Gram Stain

If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 and/or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149). Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

3 grams tissue, or abscess or deep wound or 3 mL body fluid submitted in an Anaerobic transport gel vial

1 gram or 1 mL

2 swabs submitted in Amies gel transport medium (blue-top), or ESwab (white-cap) (see instructions)

3 mL, or 3 grams, or 2 swabs abscess or Deep Wound or Tissue or Normally sterile body fluids other than blood or bronchoscopic specimens obtained by the Double Lumen Brush technique or suprapubic urine aspirates obtained from bladder or Nephrostomy tube or suprapubic catheterization or Aspirated pus from deep wound or abscess or tympanocentesis fluid or Genital specimens from these sites only: -cul-de-sac aspiration -culdocentesis -percutaneous transfundal aspiration or Genital specimens from these sites only: fallopian tube, surgical specimens, exudates collected in a Anaerobic transport gel vial for fluid and tissue specimens or Anaerobic transport swab with Amies gel (blue-cap) or ESwab (white-cap).

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Tissue or body fluid
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

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

Specimens not in anaerobic transport medium • Expired transport media • Throat specimens, nasopharyngeal specimens, Sputum or bronchoscopic specimens • Specimens not collected by Double Lumen Brush technique • Stool and rectal swabs • Urine-voided or catheter • Vaginal and cervical • Specimens from sites contaminated with intestinal contents • Superficial or fresh wounds • External ear • External eye • Intrauterine device • Tracheal aspirates

Set up: Daily; Report available: 8 days

No growth