Culture, Wound Aerobe Anaerobe C WND ANAAER

Synonyms

Wound culture aerobic and anaerobic; deep wound; aerobe and anaerobe culture; surgical culture

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Culture, Wound Aerobe Anaerobe

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Wound Aerobic/Anaerobic

EPIC Order Name

Wound Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic

Clinical Info

This test is for bacterial culture of deep or complex wounds (eg, diabetic foot wounds). Both aerobic and anaerobic culture will be performed.

Specimen Type

Swab

Specimen Volume

Container

Submit specimen in ESwab or anaerobic transport media

Collection Instructions

 Label swab with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen. 
Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.Note:  Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

ambient temperature

Specimen Stability

72 hours at ambient temperature

Methodology

Bacterial Culture

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories-Little Neck Parkway

CPT

87070 - culture, bacterial; aerobic
87075 - culture, bacterial; anaerobic
87205- Gram Stain
If culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identification
and/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.

PDM

237378

Result Interpretation

Forms