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HelpTest Code CWNDAERANA Culture, Tissue (Biopsy)
Methodology
Presumptive and definitive identification of microorganisms by Gram stain and colony morphology growth on selective media and biochemical panels.Aerobic and anaerobic culture includes Gram stain. Includes susceptibilities as needed at an additional charge.
Performing Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-MicrobiologySpecimen Requirements
Specimen should arrive in laboratory within 2 hours of collection.
Specimen Type: Tissue
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: Entire collection
Collection Instructions:
1. Specimen source is required.
2. Do not add anything to container.
3. Do not allow specimen to dry.
4. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.
5. As with other cultures, administration of antibiotics prior to culture may make recovery of pathogens difficult to impossible.
6. Rejection criteria include unsterile container, specimen in formalin or other fixative, or dried out tissue.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Refrigerate NO/Frozen NOReference Values
Not applicableDay(s) Test Set Up
Monday through SundayTest Classification and CPT Coding
87070-Culture87205-Gram stain