| Respiratory Culture, Bacterial (8000100184) | |
|---|---|
| Test Mnemonic: | C RESP |
| Specimen Requirements: | |
| Collection: | Bronchoscopy, aspiration, or surgical collection of lung specimens, nasal swabs, throat aspirates |
| Container: | Sterile container or Eswab |
| Minimum Volume: | 1ml |
| Storage/Transport: | Room temperature. Refrigerate if delay in transport |
| Specimen Preparation: | Place fluids in sterile container, Eswab |
| Stability: | 48 hours |
| Causes for Rejection: | Leaking container, insufficient specimen; order sputum culture (C SP) for sputum and endotracheal aspirate samples. Specimen container unlabeled or labeled incorrectly. No date and time of collection on requisition form. |
| Reference Range: | |
| Turnaround Time: | 2-5 Days |
| Methodology: | Gram stain, culture for the isolation and identification of bacteria, includes susceptibility testing, when appropriate |
| Performed: | Clinical Microbiology |
| Synonyms: | Culture, nose; Nose Culture; Bronchial aspirate culture; Culture, bronchial aspirate; BAL Culture, bacterial; Culture, BAL, Lung Culture; Culture, bacterial lung; Culture, lung for bacteria; Throat aspirate culture; Culture, throat aspirate, Culture, bronchoscopy specimen for bacteria |
| Clinical Indication: | Upper or lower respiratory infection (see sputum culture for sputum samples) |
| Patient Preparation : | Various samples types are collected |
| CPT 4 Code: | 87070, 87205 Gram stain on fluids and aspirates; additional if appropriate |
| Note: | Include any special requests or specific pathogens or antimicrobial therapy |
| 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-10 code or its verbal equivalent. | |