Tissue culture, stain-6571

Test info

  
Tissue culture, stain
  
6571
  
LAB6571
  
TIS
  
  • Gram stain
  • Culture
  • Identification, susceptibilities and serogrouping will be performed on all microbiology isolates considered by the laboratory to be significant
  

Detection of bacteria that may be implicated in delayed wound healing, acute or chronic infection, and/or tissue necrosis.

Specimen

  
Tissue
  
  • Submit entire specimen
  • For Tissue culture and/or Anaerobic culture, the tissue may be placed in the transport liquid of an ESwab with Amies and re-capped.
    • The swab is not needed.
  • If using a sterile container, add a small amount of sterile, non-bacteriostatic saline to prevent desiccation 
  
  

Sterile container:
Ambient - 24 hours

ESwab:
Refrigerated - 48 hours
Ambient - 48 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
  

Culture and gram stain

Clinical and Interpretive info

Billing

  
87070
87205
87176

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

  
11/30/2001
  
12/20/2023
  
12/15/2023