Culture, Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid

Message

Performed in the Microbiology Laboratory X65785

Test Code

CXPDF

Alias/See Also

Peritoneal Dialysate Culture,

CPT Codes
87070 (aerobic culture) 87205 (gram stain)

Includes

Bacterial culture and Gram stain. (Reflex to additional bacterial isolate identification if pathogenic organisms are isolated CPT 87077 and bacterial suceptibility if required)

Preferred Specimen

Requires three collection containers:
One urine cup with 1-2 mL of fluid (for gram stain and direct agar inoculation)
One aerobic blood culture bottle
One anaerobic blood culture bottle (recommended for optimum recovery of low numbers of pathogen).

Minimum Volume

Cup: 1mL
Bottles: 5mL each

Instructions

Place 1-2 mL of the peritoneal dialysis fluid into a sterile urine cup.
Inoculate a blood culture set with 5-7 mL of fluid in each bottle (be sure to clean the tops of the bottles prior to inoculation).
Send the cup of fluid and both bottles to the lab.

Transport Container

Sterile urine cup and Blood culture bottle set.

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Methodology
Culture

Setup Schedule

Daily from 6 am to 11pm.

Limitations

Cultures should not be inocculated directly into blood culure bottles without first aliquoting the specimen into a sterile container for direct culture and direct gram stain. Failure to provide peritioneal dialystate in a sterile container may delay reporting of positive results and additional identifaction and susceptibility testing of pathogenic isolates.

Reference Range

No growth

Performing Laboratory
Microbiology X65785 / X65786

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.