Acid Fast Body Fluid AF BF

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Culture - Acid Fast - Body Fluid w/Smear

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Acid Fast - Body Fluid w/Smear

EPIC Order Name

Body Fluid Mycobacterial (AFB) Smear and Culture

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Synov Fl

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 10 mL (minimum volume: 1 mL) of body fluid in a 50ml conical tube (preferred) or 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.

Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
*Rejection Criteria: Quantity not sufficient, specimen leaking, unlabeled or mislabeled specimen, specimen without a minimum of 2 patient identifiers, specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 7 days), specimen in fixative.

Transport Instructions

Send specimen refrigerated.
Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Specimen Stability

Up to 7 days at 2-8C (refrigerated)

Methodology

Microbiology Culture

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

87116 - culture
87206 - acid-fast stain

PDM

6201240

Result Interpretation

No acid-fast bacilli isolated

Forms