Tissue Fungal Smear and Culture

Synonyms

• ASPERGILLUS
• CX TISSUE FUNGAL
• F TIS
• FUNGI
• FUNGUS
• FUNGUS TISSUE
• KOH
• LAB11757
• MOLD
• MOULD
• TINEA
• YEAST

Cerner Name

Fungus Tissue

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adenoids Adrenal, Left Adrenal, Right Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Aortic Valve Appendix Arm, Left Arm, Right Autopsy Autopsy Brain Only Autopsy Pediatric Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Back, Lower Back, Upper Bile Duct Bladder Bone Bone Marrow Brain Breast, Left Breast, Right Bronchial, Left Bronchial, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right Cervical-Endocervical Cervical-Vaginal Cervix Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Colon Decubitus ulcers Diaphragm Duodenum Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Endocervix Endometrium Esophagus Extranodal Lymphoid Eye, Left Eye, Right Fallopian Tube, Left Fallopian Tube, Right Fibroids Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Foreign Body Frontal sinus Gallbladder Gastric Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Hardware/Implants Heart Hepatobiliary Duct Hip, Left Hip, Right Ileum Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Jejunum Joint Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Labia Larynx Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Liver Lung, Left Lung, Left Lower Lobe Lung, Left Upper Lobe Lung, Right Lung, Right Lower Lobe Lung, Right Middle Lobe Lung, Right Upper Lobe Lymph Node Mediastinum Meninges/Dura Misc Mitral Valve Muscle Nares Nasopharynx Navel Neck Nipple, Left Nipple, Right Nose Oral Mucosa Oropharynx Oropharynx/Throat Ovarian Cyst Ovary Ovary, Left Ovary, Right Pancreas Pancreatic Duct Paranasal Parathyroid, Left Parathyroid, Right Paratubal Cyst Pelvic Pelvis Penis Pericardium Peritoneal Pharynx Placenta Pleura, Left Pleura, Right Product of Conception Prostate Prosthetic valve Rectum Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland, Left Salivary Gland, Right Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Sinus, Nasal Sinus, Nasal Skin Skull Soft Tissue Spinal Cord Spleen Stomach Testicle Testis, Left Testis, Right Thyroid Thyroid, Isthmus Thyroid, Left Thyroid, Right Thyroid, Total Toe, Left Toe, Right Tongue Tonsil Tonsil, Left Tonsil, Right Trachea Trachea Tricuspid valve Ureter, Left Ureter, Right Urethra Uterus Vagina Vas Deferens, Left Vas Deferens, Right Vascular Vertebra Vulva Wound Deep Wound/Skin Superficial Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Aspirate Bone Calculus/Stone Foreign Body Tissue

Specimen Volume

Tissue

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

1. Obtain fresh tissue or biopsy specimen (5-10mm in size) and place specimen in a screw-capped, sterile container 2. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
3. Send specimen refrigerated.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Note: Specimen source is required (entered electronically or manually on request form) for processing.

Transport Instructions

As soon as possible at room temperature.

Specimen Stability

Up to 7 days at 2-8C.(Refrigerated)

Methodology

Microbiology Culture

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

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

87102

PDM

6201278

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms