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Dialysis Fluid Culture

Test Catalog Information

Test Catalog Synonyms
EPIC Synonyms peritoneal
Culture - Dialysis Fluid
peritoneum
Cerner Primary MnemonicDialysis Fluid Culture
EPIC Display NameDialysis Fluid Culture
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Not Orderable

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Dialysis Fluid

EPIC Inpatient Orderable Yes
EPIC Outpatient Orderable Yes
Cerner Results
Clinical Info

Specimen Type

.Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

1. Disinfect surrounding skin. 2. Aseptically obtain 100 mL of peritoneal fluid by percutaneous aspiration. 3. Expel specimen into 2 sterile, 50-mL conical tubes after collection. 4. Label tubes with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature. Note:  Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Microbiology Culture

Days Performed

Upon receipt

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories If culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identification and/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.

CPT

87070 - culture, bacterial, any other source except urine 87075 - anaerobic isolation and identification

PDM

6201326

Desired Epic Build Dialysis Fluid Culture

Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Dialysis Fluid Culture
PDM 6201326
Informatics - WorkgroupID Micro
Synonyms *peritoneal
Culture - Dialysis Fluid
peritoneum
Display Name *Dialysis Fluid Culture
Order Entry Specimen Sources *
Dialysate
Peritoneal
Order Entry Specimen Types
Body Fluid
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short NameCx dialysis fluid
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)
IP Orderable Yes
OP Orderable Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build Comments
Filter *
Procedure Category Change
Cerner Results

Actual Epic build

Procedure Id 1100
Pdm 6201326
Order Display Name Dialysis Fluid Culture
Procedure Name STERILITY CULTURE
Procedure Master Number LAB226
Short Procedure Name STERILITY CU
Category Code 4.0
Category Code Record Name LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES
Synonyms PERITONEAL CULTURE - DIALYSIS FLUID PERITONEUM
Clinically Active Yes
Orderable Yes
Performable Yes
Filter Genomics
Reference Link Url https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/1100
Ordering Instructions
Default Specimen Type Body Fluid
Specimen Type Pick List Body Fluid
Specimen Type List
Op Specimen Type List
Specimen Source Pick List Dialysate Peritoneal
Specimen Source Default - Male Dialysate
Specimen Source Default - Female Dialysate
Specimen Source List
Op Specimen Source List
Ip Lab Test Components For Report
Op Lab Test Components For Report
Order Questions []
Order Questions Record Name
Inpatient Order Questions []
Inpatient Order Questions Record Name
Order Specific Question Override
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 1
Op Orderable 1
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results)