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Acid Fast Bacilli Culture & Smear
Test Code4
Alias/See Also
AFB Culture, Mycobacteria
CPT Codes
87116, 87206
Includes
Smear, Prelim Culture, Final Culture
Preferred Specimen
1 ml minimum of CSF, Fluid, Sputum, bronch, stool or any specimen with volume or swab, tissue or skin scrapings if submitted in 1 ml sterile saline.
Instructions
specimen type must be included
Transport Container
Sterile Container
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Quantity not sufficient, less than 1 ml of specimen
Setup Schedule
M-F
Report Available
Preliminary 3-5 days / Final 8 weeks
Clinical Significance
0