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Test Code BYFL Culture, Body Fluid

Additional Codes

YRMC Care - LAB269

Performing Laboratory

YRMC Microbiology

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:

  • Evacuated bottle(s) or screw-capped, sterile container(s).

Specimen Volume:

  • 5mL of body fluid (minimum volume). If specimen submitted is Peritoneal Dialysate, minimum volume is 100mL.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Methodology

Conventional culture methods.
Includes Gram stain.

Loinc Code

610-6

Reference Values

No growth in 2 days for all specimens except Peritoneal Dialysate.
No growth in 5 days for Peritoneal Dialysate.

Specimen Collection Instructions

Collection Instructions: Collect specimen as follows:

  • 1. Label container with patient’s name (first, last, and middle initial), medical record number (if appropriate), date of birth, date and time of specimen collection and collectors initials and/or ID number.
  • 2. Appropriate specimens include but are not limited to the following: Pleural Fluid, Pericardial Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid, Peritoneal Dialysate, Ascites and Synovial Fluid. Specimen source is required.

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87070 – Culture
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