Hardware culture, stain-12424
Test info
Hardware culture, stain
12424
LAB12424
HDWS
Identification, susceptibilities and serogrouping will be performed on all microbiology isolates considered by the laboratory to be significant.
Infection Control and/or laboratory approval may be required for unusual specimens
Specimen
Hardware:
Contact lenses, prosthetic devices, artificial joints removed during surgery, implants, and other patient-related artificial devices
Contact lenses, prosthetic devices, artificial joints removed during surgery, implants, and other patient-related artificial devices
Collect aseptically
Sterile container
Keep specimen moist with sterile saline if there will be a greater than 2 hour delay in transport
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
Preliminary - 1 day
Final - 5 days
Final - 5 days
Culture
Clinical and Interpretive info
Billing
87070
87205
Additional CPT codes (if appropriate): 87186 - Sensitivities
87077 - ID
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 (if appropriate): 87186 - Sensitivities
87077 - ID
This list may not be all inclusive if there is the need to send the ID or sensitivities out to a referral laboratory
Tracking
03/05/2014
09/25/2019
12/18/2023