Specimen:
Collect
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.
Special Handling
- Collect the first morning specimen.
Specimen quality is evaluated by gram stain for gross oropharyngeal contamination.
Stability
Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 24 Hour(s); 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
- 4155 - CULTURE, SPUTUM
- 4914 - REVIEW INDICATED
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