- 4012
Culture, Strep
Specimen:
Collect
- Throat Swab in eSwab
Also Acceptable:
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
Submit
- Throat Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- State Source.
Source: Throat.
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-4 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87081
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4012 - STREP CULTURE
- 4901 - REVIEW INDICATED
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