Specimen:
Collect
- One Blood Culture Bottle-Aerobic
Also Acceptable:
- One Blood Culture Bottle-Fan Aerobic
Submit
- Blood in Blood Culture Bottle-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Blood in Blood Culture Bottle-Fan Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- Time sensitive.
OBSERVE STRICT COLLECTION PROCEDURE!
Special blood culture bottles are required. Saturate the tip with ChloraPrep by gently pressing it against the treatment area.
Using a back and forth friction scrubbing motion, completely wet the treatment area for 30 seconds. Allow the prepped area to dry completely, approximately 30 seconds. After puncture site is disinfected, do not touch site. Collect 5-10 mL (0.5 - 4 mL for pediatrics) blood for each bottle required using a syringe. Decontaminate top of culture bottle and transfer blood into it. Indicate collection site.
Rejection Criteria
- Specimen not submitted at room temperature
Stability
Ambient: 24 Hour(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
4-5 Week(s)
CPT Codes
- 87103
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4405 - FUNGUS CULTURE, BLOOD
- 4936 - REVIEW INDICATED
Last Updated: December 13, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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