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Acid Fast Smear+Culture W/Rflx to ID and susceptibility (LABCORP)
Test Code99901001133
Alias/See Also
LAB3211: Acid Fast Smear+Culture W/Rflx | LABCORP EAP: 183764
CPT Codes
87116x1, 87206x1
Preferred Specimen
LABCORP LAB: STERILE CONTAINER (Refrigerated) Min Vol: N/A
Transport Temperature
Specimen: First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens from three separate days are recommended), fasting gastric aspirate, induced sputum, whole blood, tissue, biopsy, bronchial aspirate, urine, skin, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bone marrow, body fluid, stool. Swabs of exudate from skin sources are acceptable, otherwise swab specimens should not be submitted. Collect aspirate using sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline or other noninhibitory medium. Do not send syringe; it will be rejected.
Volume: 5-10 mL sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or other respiratory specimen; 10 mL whole blood; 2 cm3 tissue; 5 mL CSF; 5-10 mL bone marrow (or as much as possible); 5-10 mL body fluid (pleural, pericardial, chronic peritoneal dialysate); 5-10 mL gastric aspirate/lavage (neutralized to pH 7 with sodium carbonate within 4 hours of collection); 20-40 mL urine (first morning specimen); 5 mL or 1 g stool; biopsy of skin
Minimum Volume: 2 mL (respiratory specimen, body fluid, CSF, gastric aspirate/lavage); 20 mL urine
Container: Sterile container with tight screw-cap seal or green-top (sodium heparin) tube or Isolator™ or Para Pak White
Storage Instructions: Refrigerate. If sample is to be split for other tests, specimen should be divided at the time of collection so that each portion is transported at the appropriate temperature.
Cause for Rejection:
Inadequate quantity of specimen, including swab specimen without visible evidence of tissue present; specimen received in expired transport media or inappropriate transport device; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually >72 hours); specimen received after leaking out of transport container into the specimen bag (trach-suction devices will often leak if the cap with tubing is not removed and replaced by a solid cap); syringe with attached needle; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; lithium heparin tube; specimen submitted with eSwab device
Volume: 5-10 mL sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or other respiratory specimen; 10 mL whole blood; 2 cm3 tissue; 5 mL CSF; 5-10 mL bone marrow (or as much as possible); 5-10 mL body fluid (pleural, pericardial, chronic peritoneal dialysate); 5-10 mL gastric aspirate/lavage (neutralized to pH 7 with sodium carbonate within 4 hours of collection); 20-40 mL urine (first morning specimen); 5 mL or 1 g stool; biopsy of skin
Minimum Volume: 2 mL (respiratory specimen, body fluid, CSF, gastric aspirate/lavage); 20 mL urine
Container: Sterile container with tight screw-cap seal or green-top (sodium heparin) tube or Isolator™ or Para Pak White
Storage Instructions: Refrigerate. If sample is to be split for other tests, specimen should be divided at the time of collection so that each portion is transported at the appropriate temperature.
Cause for Rejection:
Inadequate quantity of specimen, including swab specimen without visible evidence of tissue present; specimen received in expired transport media or inappropriate transport device; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually >72 hours); specimen received after leaking out of transport container into the specimen bag (trach-suction devices will often leak if the cap with tubing is not removed and replaced by a solid cap); syringe with attached needle; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; lithium heparin tube; specimen submitted with eSwab device
Report Available
LABCORP LAB STAT: 5760 min Routine: 4 Days
Last Updated: June 26, 2023
