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Culture, Blood, Manual
Test Code7002
CPT Codes
87040
Includes
Aerobic Culture and Anaerobic Culture
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).
Preferred Specimen
Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.
Volume varies with the bottle manufacturer's requirements.
Volume varies with the bottle manufacturer's requirements.
Other Acceptable Specimens
Bone marrow cultures: Specimen in blood culture bottles, other than those compatible with local automated blood culture instrumentation.
Instructions
Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment.
Note: Please refer to the Specimen Collection section for blood cultures in the Quest Diagnostics Directory of Services for recommended volumes based on patient age and size, and inoculation of bottles.
Note: Please refer to the Specimen Collection section for blood cultures in the Quest Diagnostics Directory of Services for recommended volumes based on patient age and size, and inoculation of bottles.
Transport Container
Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.
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?)
Frozen specimens • Specimens broken in transit
Methodology
Manual blood culture by conventional (non-automated) methods and routine identification procedures when positive.
Antibiotic susceptibility testing when appropriate.
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
7 days
Clinical Significance
Bacterial sepsis constitutes one of the most serious infectious diseases. The detection of microorganisms in a patient's blood has importance in the diagnosis and prognosis of endocarditis, septicemia, or chronic bacteremia.
Performing Laboratory
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Last Updated: November 6, 2024
