91350 Culture, AFB [Blood, Bone Marrow]

Specimen:

Collect:

Submit:

Special Handling:

Critical Ambient
Collect SPS tube (One 10 mL yellow (SPS) ARUP Supply #24964)
or
5 mL whole blood or bone marrow in a Myco/F Lytic bottle.

Stability:

Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

Final: Negative at 42 days. Positive cultures are reported as soon as detected.

CPT Codes:

87116 - Culture, TB