Specimen:
Collect
- Body Fluid in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
Also Acceptable:
- CSF in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Respiratory Secretion(s) in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Tissue in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Random Urine in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Semen in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Urethral Swab in Myco/Ureaplasma Media
- Swab in Viral Transport Media
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Body Fluid in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
Also Acceptable:
- One (Min:0.3 ) Swab in Viral Transport Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) CSF in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Semen in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Cervical/Vaginal Smear in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Urethral Swab in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Tissue in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Random Urine in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
- 1 mL (Min:0.3 mL) Respiratory Secretion(s) in Myco/Ureaplasma Media. Submit Frozen.
Special Handling
- State Source
- Place swab or 0.5 mL of fluid (Min: 0.3 mL). in Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport media (UTM).
Also acceptable: Any transport media validated for Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport such as M4 (DO NOT USE M4 RT).
Respiratory specimens acceptable from patients younger than 1 year of age.
Frozen stability applicable to -70C (-20C unacceptable storage).
Rejection Criteria
- Dry Swab
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Culture
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
4-9 Day(s)
Negative at 10 days
Positives as soon as detected
Negative at 10 days
Positives as soon as detected
CPT Codes
- 87109
Components
- 90146 - UREAPLASMA AND MYCOPLASMA CULTURE
Last Updated: May 11, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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