Specimen:
Collect
- Genital Swab in eSwab
Also Acceptable:
- Prostatic Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab
- Rectal Swab in eSwab
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab
Submit
- Genital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Rectal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Vaginal Secretions in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Prostatic Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- State Source
- Additional sources: Prostatic Fluid, Genital, Cervical, Endocervical, Rectal, Urogenital, Vaginal, Vaginal secretions.
Rejection Criteria
- Dry Swab
- Specimen not submitted at room temperature
- Sources other than stated.
Stability
Ambient: 2 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
2-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87070
- 87205
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4000 - GRAM STAIN
- 4034 - GENITAL CULTURE W/O GRAM STAIN
- 4912 - REVIEW INDICATED
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