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Additional Codes
Sunquest Order Code: AFSM
Alias: Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB), Acid-Fast Smear for Mycobacterium, AFB (Acid-Fast Bacilli), Bacillus, Acid-Fast, MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), Smear, Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB), TB (Tuberculosis), Tubercle Bacilli: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculosis (TB)
SPECIMEN
Container/Tube Type: Sterile Container
Collection Information: Sputum, bronchoscopy specimen, gastric lavage, urine, body fluid, tissue/Clean, Sterile container
Transport Information: Aseptic technique must be used in obtaining, and transport of specimen.
Unacceptable Conditions: Does not meet collection, storage or transport requirements
CPT
87206
TEST METHOD
Fluorescent Stain/ Microscopic Evaluation
TESTING LABORATORY
Pathology Laboratory
Laboratory Section: Microbiology