4030 Culture, Aerobic [w/ Gram Stain]

Specimen:

Collect:

Culturette-Aerobic

Also Acceptable
CSF

Submit:

Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.

Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:1 mL) CSF. Submit Ambient. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

State Source
Aerobic culturette sources include: ear/eye, urogenital, genital (including GC), nasal pharyngeal, throat, and superficial wounds.

Rejection Criteria:

Leaking Container
Organisms submitted in liquid media

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87070 - Culture, Any

87205 - Smear

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

4000 - GRAM STAIN

4006 - CULTURE, AEROBIC