Culture, Routine

Test Code: TD_6007
CPT Code(s): 87070

$20

Test Details

Alternative Name(s)

Aerobic culture
Aerobic wound culture
Culture, aerobic wound
Culture, miscellaneous
Miscellaneous culture
Routine culture
Semen culture

Test Includes

Culture, Routine

Methodology

Standard culture methodology

Rejection Criteria

Viral transport media
Swabs collected more than 2 days prior to submission
Dry swabs
Non-sterile or leaking containers
Expired transport media
Frozen specimens
Specimens in fixative (formalin)
Swabs not submitted in transport media

Reference Range(s)

No Growth

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen

Eswab

Minimum Volume

1 swab in bacterial transport
0.2 mL body fluid or visible tissue in sterile container

Sample Stability

Room temperature: Eswab: 2 days; Other transport media: 2 Days; Sterile container with body fluid or tissue: 24 hours sterile container received between 24-48 hours after collection will be reported with the following comment: “specimens were not received into laboratory within 24 hours. Some organisms may have significant loss of viability. Recollection should be considered.”
Refrigerated: Eswab: 2 days: Sterile container with body fluid or tissue: 24 hours sterile container received between 24-48 hours after collection will be reported with the following comment: “specimens were not received into laboratory within 24 hours. Some organisms may have significant loss of viability. Recollection should be considered.”
Frozen: Unacceptable

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Collection Instructions

Eswab inoculated with infected material from wound, abscess, aspirate, drainage, eye or ear.
Specimen source must be provided. Delays may occur if source is not provided.

Alternative Specimen

Bacterial culture transport swab collected in amies liquid, amies gel, liquid stuarts or equivalents.
Sterile container with tissue in small amount of saline.
Sterile container with 1 mL body fluid.
Syringe with needle removed.