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Culture, Cerebrospinal Fluid

Message
If culture is positive, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility will be performed at an additional charge. Day(s) Test Set Up: Monday through Sunday


Test Code
CFMI


CPT Codes
87070, 87205

Preferred Specimen
1.0 mL Cerebral Spinal Fluid


Instructions
1. Submit 1.0 mL of spinal fluid (from the third tube drawn in a series of 3) in a screw-capped, sterile vial. 2. Label the tubes with the order in which tubes were drawn.


Transport Container


Sterile leakproof container




Transport Temperature
Ambient


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Refrigerated specimen


Methodology
Conventional culture and gram stain

Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
Gram Stain performed STAT
Preliminary culture result after 24 hours


Reference Range
Negative



Last Updated: April 1, 2013


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.