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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB ORDERABLE ONLY Culture, Automated Body Fluid, Sterile Fluid (Low Volume)

Important Note

  • Test is Lab orderable only for body fluids 10mL or less.
  • Sources required on patient label and in order.
  • A Biofire Filmarray Blood Culture Identification multiplex PCR test will be performed, if gram stain morphology indicates, on the first bottle to turn positive on a patient in a 72 hour period. Testing will be performed on only one bottle from a set unless the Gram stain on the second bottle shows a different morphology.This test is meant for low volume body fluids 10mL and less.
  • For volumes greater than 10mL order LAB269 Culture, Body Fluid with Gram Stain.
  • A direct Gram stain is not performed on this culture type.
  • For anaerobic culture, LAB233 Anaerobic Culture must be ordered in conjunction.
  • Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from culture.

Additional Codes

Sunquest: CBLBF

COLLECTION

Patient Preparation:

Aseptic techniques must be used in obtaining and transporting specimen.

Specimen Type:

Sterile body fluid/aspirate (<10mL) in a sterile container or syringe (no needle).

Minimum Volume:

1mL

Reasons for Rejection:

Inadequate volume, specimen collected in improper container or does not meet collection, storage, or transport requirements.

STABILITY

Ambient: 24 hours

Refrigerated: 24 hours (Preferred)

Frozen: Unacceptable

REFERENCE RANGE

Culture Dependent

Methodology

Automated culture/ continuous monitoring

Performing Laboratory

UnityPoint Health Pathology Laboratory Ankeny, IA

Days Performed:

Set up Sunday-Saturday (Cultures read on day shift only).

Analytical Time:

5 days incubation

CPT Code

Culture- 87070

Identification- 87075