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Eye Culture

Message
Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from culture.


Test Code
6080


Alias/See Also
Corneal Culture; Optic Culture; Culture, Eye; Vitreous Fluid Culture


Preferred Specimen
Drainage, fluid, or scrapings.


Minimum Volume
Room temperature.


Instructions
Fluid: Transfer to a sterile container.Swab: Transfer to bacterial transport media.Scrapings: Place directly on culture media plates. Media is available from ARUP for direct inoculation, particularly for corneal scrapings.


Transport Temperature
Room temperature.


Specimen Stability
Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable


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


Methodology
Stain/Culture/Identification

Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat


Report Available
1-7 daysPreliminary: 1 dayFinal: Negative at 7 days


Limitations
Specimen source required.




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.