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Test Code 63060235 Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture

Specimen Requirements

Container: Sterile Container or Eswab (container "a" - click link under "Resources" to see picture)
Specimen Types:  Abscess, amniotic fluid, appendix, ascites fl, bile, bite, blister, boil, bone, bone marrow, brain, cellulitis, draining, endomet asp, exudate, fluid, granuloma, liver, lung, m ear fl, nasal, other source, pericardial fl, peritoneal fl, placenta, pleural fluid, pustule, rectal abscess, sinus ethmoid, sinus maxillary, stump, synov fl, tissue, ulcer

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

 

Stability:

Eswab: 48 hours
Other containers: 8 hours

Methodology

Culture

Day(s) Test Set Up/TAT

Performed:

Daily

TAT: 

5 days

Aliases

Culture aerobic and anaerobic

CPT Code

87070, 87075

 

*Additional codes/fees may apply*