- YTISCU
Tissue Culture
Specimen:
Test Code
YTISCU
Specimen Name
Tissue Culture
Collect
Sterile Container
Submit
Biopsy and/or surgical tissue, bone or bone specimens, Room Temperature.
Special Handling
Put specimen in sterile container. Add a small amount of sterile nonbacteriostatic saline if risk of sample drying before receipt by laboratory. Optimal specimen size is > 1 cm tissue or bone.
Rejection Criteria
Non-sterile or leaking container, dry specimen, specimens in formalin, frozen specimens. Do not place tissue in E-swab or other swab container.
Stability
Ambient
Methodology
Microbiology
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
Prelim 1 day, Final 5 days; Gram Stain reported same day as received
CPT Codes
- 87070
- 87075
- 87176
- 87205
Components
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Additional Information
An aerobic and anaerobic culture, and Gram stain will be performed on properly collected specimens.
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