4405 Culture, Fungus - Blood

Specimen:

Collect:

Blood Culture Bottle

Submit:

Blood Culture Bottle. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling:

Special blood culture bottles are required. Decontaminate skin with 70% alcohol followed by providone-iodine preparation. Allow disinfectant to remain on skin at least 2 minutes. After puncture site is disinfected, do not touch site. Collect 5-10 mL (0.5 - 4 mL for pediatrics) blood for each bottle required using a syringe. Decontaminate top of culture bottle and transfer blood into it. Site of specimen draw is required (e.g. left antecubital, A-line, etc).

Stability:

Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

4-5 Week(s)

CPT Codes:

87103 - Culture, Fungus