Referral isolate ID & susceptibility, non-urine-6714

Test info

  
Referral isolate ID & susceptibility, non-urine
  
6714
  
87077.1
  
ISN

Specimen

  
Pure culture of bacterial organism
  
  • Specify source
  • If organism requires CO2, transport in CO2 bag.

If organism requires anaerobic conditions order Referral isolate ID only (890) or Referral isolate ID/ susceptibility anaerobe (889)

For reading and workup of non-urine positive primary culture plates, order Referral-positive non-urine culture workup (12473).

  

Agar plate/tube

  

Ambient

  
  • 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
  • Mixed culture received
    • Organism must be in pure culture

Performance

  
AHL - Microbiology: M
  
Daily
  
1 - 3 days
  

Organism dependent

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

N/A

Billing

  
87077 - ID
Call for additional method dependent CPTs for susceptibilities

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
09/06/2018
  
12/15/2023