91254 Culture, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Specimen:

Collect:

Throat Swab

Also Acceptable
CSF
Tissue
Body Fluid
Sputum

Submit:

One Throat Swab in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.

Also Acceptable
1 mL CSF in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.
Tissue in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.
1 mL Body Fluid in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.
Sputum in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.

Special Handling:

State Source
Freeze at -70 degrees (on dry ice)

Rejection Criteria:

Genital specimens.
Dry swabs, wood swabs, and calcium alginate swabs.

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1 Month(s)

CPT Codes:

87109 - Culture, Mycoplasma

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

93469 - MYCO CULTURE

93470 - MYCO SOURCE