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Cerner Primary Mnemonic:	Body Fluid Culture
PDM	6201035
Informatics - Workgroup	ID Micro
Synonyms *	Ascites Culture - Body Fluid with Gram Stain Pericardial Peritoneal Amniotic Pleural
Display Name *	Body Fluid Culture
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *	Amniotic Sac Bile duct Gallbladder Pericardium Peritoneal Pleura, Left Pleura, Right Procurement Fluid Prostate
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *	Body Fluid Aspirate
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types	Asp Aspirate Body Fluid
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources	Left No Laterality Right Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal Amniotic Sac Anus Appendix Ascites Autopsy Autopsy Brain Only Autopsy Pediatric Axilla Bile Bile Duct Bone Bone Marrow Brain Breast Bronchial Bronchoalveolar Buccal Colon Cul de sac Dialysate Duodenum Ear Endometrium Esophagus Extranodal Lymphoid Eye Fallopian Tube Gallbladder Gingiva Ileum Jejunum Joint Kidney Larynx Liver Lung Lymph Node Mediastinum Meninges/Dura Misc Muscle Nasopharynx Nipple Nose Oropharynx/Throat Ovar Ovary
Specimen Navigator Short Name	CX BODY FLUID
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)	For bacterial culture of sterile body fluids, not including synovial fluid or CSF. This test includes Gram stain evaluation and aerobic/anaerobic bacterial cultures. Synovial fluid specimens should be ordered as "Joint Culture" and "Joint Fluid Pathogen Panel, Molecular Detection". Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens should be ordered as "CSF Culture" and "CSF Pathogen Panel Molecular Detection".
IP Orderable (inpatient)	Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient)	Yes
AOEs *
AP AOEs
Special History	No
Build Comments
Filter *
Cerner Site Restrict	Lenox Hill Laboratory Northwell Health Laboratories
Cerner Results

Actual Epic Build 12/05/2025

PROCEDURE ID

1186

PDM

6201035

ORDER DISPLAY NAME

Body Fluid Culture

PROCEDURE NAME

CX BODY FLUID

PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER

LAB269

SHORT PROCEDURE NAME

Cx Body Fluid

CATEGORY CODE

4.0

CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME

LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES

SYNONYMS

ASCITES
CULTURE - BODY FLUID WITH GRAM STAIN
PERICARDIAL
PERITONEAL
AMNIOTIC
PLEURAL

CLINICALLY ACTIVE

Yes

ORDERABLE

Yes

PERFORMABLE

Yes

FILTER GENOMICS

REFERENCE LINK URL

https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/1186

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE

Body Fluid

SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST

Body Fluid
Aspirate

SPECIMEN TYPE LIST

Body Fluid

OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST

SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST

Amniotic Sac
Bile Duct
Gallbladder
Pericardium
Peritoneal
Pleura, Left
Pleura, Right
Procurement
Prostate
Abdomen/Peritoneum
Abscess
Adrenal, Left
Adrenal, Right
Anus
Axilla, Left
Axilla, Right
Bile
Breast, Left
Breast, Right
Colon
Duodenum
Fallopian Tube, Left
Fallopian Tube, Right
Kidney, Left
Kidney, Right
Misc
Nipple, Left
Nipple, Right
Ovary, Right
Ovary, Left
Pancreas
Pancreatic Duct
Pelvic
Penis
Retroperitoneum
Salivary Gland, Left
Salivary Gland, Right
Soft Tissue
Spleen
Vulva
Bone
Bronchoalveolar, Left
Bronchoalveolar, Right
Procurement
Endometrium

SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE

SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE

SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST

Blood, Central Line
Blood, Peripheral
Amniotic Sac
Bile Duct
Gallbladder
Pericardium
Peritoneal
Pleura, Left
Pleura, Right
Procurement
Prostate

OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST

IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT

OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT

ORDER QUESTIONS

["3045300170", "3045300171", "3045300173"]

ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE
NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS
NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY

INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS

[]

INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE

Yes

INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP

EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE

EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE

EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE

EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE

DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S

DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T

DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S

DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T

IP ORDERABLE

OP ORDERABLE

STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS

STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME

COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT

EPIC OP AOEs

Question ID	Question Name	Question	Response Type	Response List	Require Response
3045300170	NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE	Start Date	Date		Yes
3045300171	NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS	Days	Custom List	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday	Yes
3045300173	NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY	Medically Necessary?	Yes/No		Yes

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)

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