Laboratory Test Directory

fungus culture, Bone marrow: (088-0014)

 Yeast or fungal infection of  bone marrow

 F FUN

Culture for the isolation and identification of yeast and molds

 Clinical Microbiology

 3 weeks

Collect: Use a syringe to collect 1-5 ml of bone marrow aspirate or collect a biopsy sample

Specimen Preparation: Inject aspirate in the alcohol-cleaned Myco/F lytic blood culture vial. Place biopsy in sterile container.

Storage/Transport: Room temperature. Do not refrigerate.

Stability: 48 hours

Causes for Rejection: Refrigerated bottles, insufficient quantity, incorrect collection, clotted samples.

 Myco/F lytic blood culture vial is also recommended to collect for optimal recovery of organisms. See Fungal Blood Culture for information.

No growth

 KOH prep is not routinely performed on these specimen types due to low sensitivity.  Antifungal susceptibility is performed only with approval.

 87102

When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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