Last Modified:
9/26/2023 11:36:45 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
eSwab
Collection Instructions:
Source Examples for this test are: Eye, Ear, Fluids, Tissue, Wounds, Etc.
Current antibiotic therapy, collection site and/or source all must be written on the test requistion
Wound collection instructions
Printable Instructions
- Open package
- Loosen cap
- Holding swab above pink breakpoint line, collect sample with swab
- Insert swab into culture tube and break off at breakpoint line
- Screw cap onto tube
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
24 hours Ambient optimal
48 hours Ambient acceptable
Reference Range:
Negative
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Determination of organism susceptibility to an appropriate battery of antibiotics will be performed if indicated. Specimens are inoculated onto artificial growth media and incubated sufficient time to allow growth of the suspected microbe. Media type, incubation conditions and period of incubation may vary with the type of microorganism suspected.
Positive results are rendered as soon as available either as preliminary (partial) or final (complete) reports.
Negative reports are rendered when sufficient incubation time has elapsed without growth on culture media capable of supporting growth of the suspected organism.
Methodology:
Manual
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
3 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
CXAER
EPIC Test Code:
LAB897
Alternate Test Names:
Aerobic Bacteria Culture, Fluid; Aerobic Culture; Aerobic Culture non-genital with Gram Stain & Sens; Culture, Aerobic; Culture, Micellaneous; Miscellaneous Culture; Surface Wound Culture
Included Tests:
Aerobic Culture; Gram Stain; Organisim Identification if indicated; Susceptibility if indcated
CPT Coding:
87070, 87205 (Reflexes 87186, 87077)
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