Acid Fast Bone Marrow AF BM

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Culture - Acid Fast - Bone Marrow

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Acid Fast - Bone Marrow

EPIC Order Name

Mycobacterial (AFB) Culture, Bone Marrow

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

BNMAR

Container

Isolate Tubes

Collection Instructions

1. Aseptically collect 1 mL of bone marrow in an Isolator® tube(s)- immediately mix bone marrow with contents in tube by gently inverting four or five times.
2. Directly inoculate slide for smear.
3. Label tube and slide.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
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).

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

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 - smear

PDM

6201244

Result Interpretation

No acid-fast bacilli isolated

Forms