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Additional Codes
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| LAB233 Anaerobe Culture |
Specimen Requirements
Collection Information:
Anaerobic transport medium or syringe or tissue in sterile container
Remarks:
Must order corresponding routine culture also (CWOUND, CTISSU, CFLUID or CAERO).
This test can not be ordered independently. See Specimen Collection Guidelines. Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from culture.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Dry swab in a nonsterile container. Consult Microbiology for hard to collect specimens before rejecting.
Unacceptable Specimens:
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HEAD & NECK: |
throat |
naso-pharyngeal swab |
gingival swab |
superficial material collected by swab |
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LUNGS: |
expectorated sputum |
induced sputum |
endotracheal aspirate |
bronchoscopy not specially collected (shield) |
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CNS: |
aerobic swabs |
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ABDOMEN: |
aerobic swabs |
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URINARY TRACT: |
voided urine |
catheterized urine |
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FEMALE GENITAL: |
vaginal swab |
cervical swab |
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BONE & JOINT: |
superficial material collected with swabs |
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SOFT TISSUE: |
superficial material collected from skin surface or edges of wound |
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Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
CPT
87075
Methodology
Plate Culture
Stability
Refrigerated Stability:
Copan ESwab - 48 hours
Ambient Stability:
24 hours
Copan ESwab - 48 hours
Performance
Setup daily, 24 hours a day. (Cultures read on the dayshift only.)
Analytical Time:
Preliminary report 48 hours
Testing Laboratory:
Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section:
Microbiology