Body Fluid Culture C BF

Synonyms
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Culture - Body Fluid with Gram Stain
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Culture - Body Fluid with Gram Stain
EPIC Order Name	Body Fluid Culture
Clinical Info	For bacterial culture of sterile body fluids, not including synovial fluid or CSF. This test includes Gram stain evaluation and aerobic/anaerobic bacterial cultures. Synovial fluid specimens should be ordered as "Joint Culture" and "Joint Fluid Pathogen Panel, Molecular Detection". Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens should be ordered as "CSF Culture" and "CSF Pathogen Panel Molecular Detection".
Specimen Type	Other
Container	Sterile
Collection Instructions	1. Disinfect overlying skin with 70% alcohol. 2. Aspirate body fluid using a sterile needle and syringe or via surgery. 3. Place 15 mL (minimum volume: 1 mL) of body fluid in a screw-capped, sterile container. If arriving in a syringe, needle must be removed prior to transportation. 4. Label container/syringe 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 Includes Gram stain.
Days Performed	Monday through Sunday
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 87205 - Gram stain 87075 - anaerobic isolation and identification
PDM	6201035
Result Interpretation No growth at 5 days Body Fluids are saved for 5 days if negative except Synovial and joint fluid are held for 14 days if negative
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