Specimen:
Collect
- Abscess Swab in eSwab
Also Acceptable:
- Abscess Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Culturette-Aerobic
- Conjuctival Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Drainage in Culturette-Aerobic
- Ear Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Endocervical Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Genital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Hair in Culturette-Aerobic
- Mouth Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nails in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nasal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Ocular Fluid in Culturette-Aerobic
- Other in Culturette-Aerobic
- Rectal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Sputum in Culturette-Aerobic
- Superficial Wound in Culturette-Aerobic
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Tissue in Culturette-Aerobic
- Urogenital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Vaginal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic
- Vesicle Fluid in Culturette-Aerobic
- Body Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab
- Conjuctival Swab in eSwab
- Drainage in eSwab
- Ear Swab in eSwab
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab
- Genital Swab in eSwab
- Mouth Swab in eSwab
- Nasal Secretions in eSwab
- Nasal Swab in eSwab
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in eSwab
- Ocular Fluid in eSwab
- Rectal Swab in eSwab
- Sputum in eSwab
- Superficial Wound in eSwab
- Throat Swab in eSwab
- Tissue in eSwab
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab
- Vaginal Secretions in eSwab
- Vesicle Fluid in eSwab
Submit
- Abscess Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Body Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- One Other in Slide. Submit Ambient.
- Ocular Fluid in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Genital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Drainage in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Sputum in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Conjuctival Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Hair in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nails in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Tissue in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Mouth Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Vaginal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Vesicle Fluid in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Endocervical Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Ear Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Urogenital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Superficial Wound in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Rectal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Abscess Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Rectal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Superficial Wound in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Ear Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Vesicle Fluid in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Vaginal Secretions in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Mouth Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Tissue in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Secretions in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Conjuctival Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Sputum in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Throat Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Drainage in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Genital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Ocular Fluid in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- State Source
Stability
Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Microscopy
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87205
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4000 - GRAM STAIN
- 4921 - REVIEW INDICATED
Last Updated: April 30, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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