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Additional Codes
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| LAB2184 Culture Legionella and DFA |
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube Type:
Sterile Container
Collection Information:
Sputum, Bronchial Washings, or Lung Tissue/ Sterile Container
Performing Laboratory
Pathology Laboratory, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
CPT
87081
87278
Performance
Smears: Monday through Friday; Cultures: Read Sunday through Saturday
Analytical Time:
6 days
Methodology
Plate Culture/ Fluorescent Antibody Stain/ Microscopic Evaluation
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated Stability:
24 hours
Frozen Stability:
7 days
Ambient Stability:
2 hours