Yeast Only, Culture (LABCORP)

Test Code

99901000626

Alias/See Also

LAB241: Yeast Culture, Miscellaneous | LABCORP EAP: 182776

CPT Codes
87101x1

Preferred Specimen

LABCORP LAB: BLUE SWAB (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1

Other Acceptable Specimens

LABCORP LAB: STERILE SWAB: (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1
LABCORP LAB: STERILE CONTAINER: (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1

Instructions

Collect stool in Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle Place collection paper inside toilet bowl on top of water. Deposit fecal sample on top of collection paper. Do not allow fecal sample to contact toilet water until after specimen has been collected. Open the green cap on the sampling bottle by twisting and pulling upwards. Scrape the surface of the fecal sample with the sampling probe. Cover the grooved portion of the sampling probe completely with the fecal sample. Close the sampling bottle by inserting the sampling probe and snap the green cap on tight. Do not reopen. Flush remaining stool and used collection paper.

Transport Temperature

Specimen Stool in Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle Volume One Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle with stool Container Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle Collection Enter patient identification and date of collection on sampling bottle label. Place collection paper inside toilet bowl on top of water. Deposit fecal sample on top of collection paper. Do not allow fecal sample to contact toilet water until after specimen has been collected. Open the green cap on the sampling bottle by twisting and pulling upwards. Scrape the surface of the fecal sample with the sampling probe. Cover the grooved portion of the sampling probe completely with the fecal sample. Close the sampling bottle by inserting the sampling probe and snap the green cap on tight. Do not reopen. Flush remaining stool and used collection paper. Return the sampling bottle to the physician or laboratory. Only one stool specimen collected from one bowel movement is required. Storage Instructions Specimen in sampling bottle can be stored for 15 days at room temperature or for 30 days if refrigerated (2°C to 8°C).

Report Available

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min

Last Updated: March 6, 2023

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