Bone Marrow, Fungus and AFB F AF BM

Synonyms	Bone marrow fungal culture, Bone marrow acid-fast culture
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Bone Marrow, Fungus and AFB
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Culture - Acid Fast/Fungal, Bone Marrow
EPIC Order Name	Bone Marrow, Fungal and Mycobacterial (AFB), Culture
Clinical Info	This test is used when bone marrow is submitted for both fungal culture and acid-fast culture.
Specimen Type	Bone Marrow
Specimen Volume	1 ml - 5 ml
Container	Myco/F Lytic
Collection Instructions	1 ml - 5 ml of bone marrow should be aseptically collected by needle aspiration and inoculated directly into a Myco/F Lytic vial. *Rejection Criteria: Specimen leaking, unlabeled or mislabeled specimen, specimen without a minimum of 2 patient identifiers, and specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 7 days).
Transport Instructions	Transport to the laboratory as soon as possible at room temperature
Specimen Stability	Irretrievable specimen, transport to the laboratory as soon as possible
Methodology	Continuous culture incubation and monitoring of Myco/F Lytic culture media for the recovery of fungi, yeast, and mycobacteria.
Days Performed	Monday through Sunday
Performing Laboratory	Northwell Health Laboratories-Little Neck Parkway
CPT	87116 & 87102
PDM	247382
Result Interpretation No growth after 6 weeks If the culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identification and/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.
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