Gram Stain

Last Modified: 10/4/2023 4:04:29 PM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements: eSwab
Collection Instructions:

Order must include Current antibiotic therapy, collection site and/or source

  1. Open eSwab collection kit
  2. Grasp swab above pink breakpoint line. Swab the distal vagina first, followed by the rectum, inserting swab through the anal sphincter.
  3. Open eSwab culture tube. Place swab in tube, breaking off at pink breakpoint line. 
  4. Cap tube securely, label appropriately, and send to lab.
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:  
Reference Range: No Organism Seen
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:

Description of relative numbers and types of microorganisms present. Relative numbers of pus cells and epithelial cells are noted
Methodology: Microscopic
Clinical Significance:  
Documentation: The Gram Stain is included in all Aerobic and Anaerobic Cultures
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Stat Eligible: Yes
Days Performed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed: Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Parkview Huntington Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, Parkview Noble Hospital, Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Southwest , Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview Warsaw , Parkview Whitley Hospital
PHL Test Code: GRAM
EPIC Test Code: LAB250
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 87205

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