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Wound Culture, Aerobic Build info

Synonyms	WOUND CULTURE AEROBIC C OTH AEROBE SUPERFICIAL WOUND LAB10176
Short Name	Cx Wound Aerobic
Procedure Master Number	LAB10176
Procedure ID	111126
Clinical Info	This test is for bacterial culture of superficial wounds. Only aerobic culture will be performed.
Specimen Sources	Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal, Left Adrenal, Right Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Appendix Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Back, Lower Back, Upper Bile Duct Bone Breast, Left Breast, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right Cervical-Endocervical Cervical-Vaginal Cervix Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Diaphragm Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Endocervix Eye, Left Eye, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Hip, Left Hip, Right Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Labia Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Mediastinum Misc Navel Neck Nose Paratubal Cyst Pelvic Penis Placenta Prostate Rectum Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland, Left Salivary Gland, Right Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Skin Testicle Toe, Left Toe, Right Trachea Urethra Vagina Vulva Wound/Skin Superficial Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...
Specimen Types	Aspirate Skin/Wound Swab
Container	ESWAB
Collection Instructions	1. Obtain specimen from surface of wound using a culture transport swab Preferred Eswabs.2. Return swab to sterile culture transport tube to ensure specimen preservation.3. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Transport Instructions
Specimen Stability	72 hours Eswab/swab at room temperature
Methodology	Microbiology Culture This test does not include anaerobes or Gram stain.
Days Performed	Monday through Sunday
Performing Laboratory	Northwell Health Laboratories
CPT	87070 If culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identificationand/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.
PDM	237379
Only Orderable at Locations:	Orderable Everywhere
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