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Culture, Genital Anaerobic/Aerobic

Specimen:

Collect

  • Endometrial Lining in eSwab

Also Acceptable:
  • Endocervical Swab in eSwab
  • Penile/male urethral in eSwab
  • Prostate Fluid in eSwab

Submit

  • Endometrial Lining in eSwab. Submit Ambient.

Also Acceptable:
  • Penile/male urethral in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
  • Prostate Fluid in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
  • Endocervical Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling

  • State Source
  • Sources: Endometrial Lining, Penile/male urethral, Prostate Fluid, Endocervical only.

Stability

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

Methodology

  • Culture

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

4-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 87070
  • 87075
  • 87205

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 4000 - GRAM STAIN
  • 4034 - GENITAL CULTURE W/O GRAM STAIN
  • 4008 - CULTURE, ANAEROBIC
  • 4915 - REVIEW INDICATED
Last Updated: September 16, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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