Body fluid culture, stain, aerobic-6558
Test info
Body fluid culture, stain, aerobic
6558
LAB6558
BFL
Detection of bacteria from normally sterile body fluids.
Specimen
Body fluid:
Pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, synovial, thoracentesis, empyema, paracentesis, joint, amniotic, ascitic, bile or other normally sterile body fluids
Pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, synovial, thoracentesis, empyema, paracentesis, joint, amniotic, ascitic, bile or other normally sterile body fluids
Sterile vial/container
As much as is available
For pericardial, pleural and synovial fluids and for peritoneal fluid from chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients:
In addition to submitting a specimen in a sterile container for direct culture plates and gram stain, if there is sufficient quantity, inoculate excess specimen into Bactec blood culture bottles for improved detection of organisms.
- 0.5 - 4 mL: Peds Plus/F
- 4.1 - 9 mL: Plus Aerobic/F
- 9.1 - 20 mL: divide evenly between Plus Aerobic/F and Lytic Anaerobic/F.
Sterile container
Source/specimen type
Ambient - 24 hours
- Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
- Time delay between time of collection and receipt of specimen
- Improper transport container
- Improper transport temperature
- Inappropriate specimen type
- Leaking container
Performance
AHL - Microbiology: M
Daily
5 days
Culture & stain
Clinical and Interpretive info
Identification, susceptibilities and serogrouping will be performed on all microbiology isolates considered by the laboratory to be significant.
Billing
87070
87205
Additional CPT codes:
87186 - Sensitivities (if appropriate)
87077 - ID (if appropriate)
This list may not be all inclusive if there is the need to send the ID or sensitivities out to a referral laboratory
87205
Additional CPT codes:
87186 - Sensitivities (if appropriate)
87077 - ID (if appropriate)
This list may not be all inclusive if there is the need to send the ID or sensitivities out to a referral laboratory
Tracking
11/30/2001
12/26/2023
12/18/2023