- TISCU
Tissue Culture (RPS)
Test Code
TISCU
Specimen Name
Tissue Culture (RPS)
CPT Codes
- 87
- 070
- 870
- 758
- 717
- 603
- 840
Collect
Sterile Container (1)
Stability
Split 1
Volume
—
Minimum Volume
> 1 cm tissue or bone
Performed
Gram stain same day, stat 1 hour, prelim at 1 day, final at 5 days.
Additional Information
Biopsy and/or surgical tissue, bone and bone specimens. Keep small tissue sections moist with sterile nonbacteriostatic saline. An aerobe and anaerobic culture performed on properly collected specimens.
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