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Culture, Fungus, Blood [4606X]
Test Code6024
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 submitted in Bactec® Myco/F Lytic aerobic blood bottle
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Bone marrow in Bactec® Myco/F Lytic aerobic blood bottle • Whole blood in FDA cleared (non-Bactec) blood culture bottle, or SPS tubes (blood only)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
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 tubes • FDA cleared non-Fungus Blood Culture bottle
Methodology
Continuously monitoring blood culture system with microscopic, biochemical, DNA probe and chromatography identification techniques
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 30 days
Reference Range
No fungus isolated
Clinical Significance
Yeasts and molds may be causes of fungemia. Blood culture results may aid in the diagnosis of systemic fungal infections.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly, VA 20153