Specimen:
Collect
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container
Also Acceptable:
- Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Culturette-Aerobic
- Conjuctival Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Ear Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Endocervical Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Genital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Mouth Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Other in Culturette-Aerobic
- Rectal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Urogenital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
- Vaginal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic
- Body Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container
- CSF in Sterile Specimen Container
- Drainage in Sterile Specimen Container
- Hair in Sterile Specimen Container
- Nails in Sterile Specimen Container
- Nasal Secretions in Sterile Specimen Container
- Ocular Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container
- Other in Sterile Specimen Container
- Superficial Wound in Sterile Specimen Container
- Tissue in Sterile Specimen Container
- Vesicle Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container
- Abscess Swab in eSwab
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab
- Conjuctival Swab in eSwab
- Ear Swab in eSwab
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab
- Genital Swab in eSwab
- Mouth Swab in eSwab
- Nasal Swab in eSwab
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in eSwab
- Other in eSwab
- Rectal Swab in eSwab
- Superficial Wound in eSwab
- Throat Swab in eSwab
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab
- Vaginal Secretions in eSwab
Submit
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
Also Acceptable:
- Tissue in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- CSF in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Body Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Other in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Genital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Conjuctival Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Mouth Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Vaginal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Endocervical Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Ear Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Urogenital Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Rectal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
- Drainage in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Hair in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Nails in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Secretions in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Ocular Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Superficial Wound in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Vesicle Fluid in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Other in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Ambient.
- Other in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Genital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Nasopharyngeal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Throat Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Conjuctival Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Nasal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Mouth Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Vaginal Secretions in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Endocervical Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Cervical/Vaginal in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Ear Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Urogenital Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Rectal Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Abscess Swab in eSwab. Submit Ambient.
- Superficial Wound in eSwab. Submit .
Special Handling
- State Source
- Possible sources: Abscess Material, Body Fluid, CSF, Ear, Eye, Hair, Nails, Nasal, Mouth, Sputum (5 mL), Tissue, Urine (15-20 mL), or Urogenital.
Do not refrigerate CSF - must remain ambient.
Stability
Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
4-5 Week(s)
CPT Codes
- 87102
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 4410 - FUNGUS CULTURE, OTHER SOURCES
- 4937 - REVIEW INDICATED
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