Fungus Culture

Test Code

CSFUN

CPT Codes
87106

Includes

Fungal smear (not performed on skin, hair, or nails)
Fungal culture

If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge.

Preferred Specimen

3mL or 3 grams body fluids, CSF, lower respiratory tract specimens, urine, or fresh (unfixed) tissue collected in a sterile, leakproof container
Skin scrapings, hair, or nails, collected in a sterile, leakproof container

Minimum Volume

1 mL or 1 gram

Other Acceptable Specimens

1 mL or 1 gram of wound, exudates, aspirates, lesion material, ocular specimens collected in a sterile leakproof container, Amies liquid or gel swab system, Stuarts' or ESwab
Swab from skin source collected in Amies liquid or gel swab system, Stuarts', or ESwab

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature (skin, hair, or nails): 14 days
Room temperature (other sources): 24 hours
Refrigerated (skin, hair, or nails): 14 days
Refrigerated (other sources): 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology
Microscopic Exam with Calcofluor White Stain (KOH)
Culture, Isolation and Identification

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

Negative Culture - Finalized at 4 weeks

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
Chantilly, VA

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.