Blood Culture II, Progressive

Test Code

794

CPT Codes
87040

Includes

If positive, an identification and sensitivity will be performed at an additional charge.

Preferred Specimen

Adults: 8-10 mL of whole blood in each of BD BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F (blue label and cap) and Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F bottles (purple label and cap)

Neonates and Children 1 to 6 years: 1-3 mL of blood in a BACTEC™ Peds Plus/F bottle

Children weighing 30-80 lbs: 3 mL of blood in BD BACTEC™ Peds Plus/F bottle or 8-10 mL of blood in BD BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F and Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F bottles

Minimum Volume

3 mL Adult
0.5 mL Neonates and Children (1-6 years)
0.5-1 mL Children weighing 30-80 lbs

Other Acceptable Specimens

Bone marrow cultures:
For adults, use 1 BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F and 1 BACTEC™ Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F bottles.
For children, use a BACTEC™ Peds Plus Aerobic/F bottle for aerobic and anaerobic testing.
Blood culture bottles compatible with local automated instrumentation.

Instructions

Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment.

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable

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

Blood specimens collected in EDTA, sodium citrate or anticoagulants such as SPS or heparin

Methodology
Culture

Setup Schedule

Set up: Daily; Report available: 7 days

Reference Range

See Laboratory Report

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute

14225 Newbrook Drive

Chantilly, VA 20153

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.