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Methodology
Culture with Gram Stain
Specimen Requirements
Note: As with other cultures, administration of antimicrobial therapy prior to culture may make recovery of pathogens difficult to impossible.
1. Specimens received in Formalin are not acceptable for culture.
2. Specimen Source is Required.
3. Refer to the Microbiology Specimen Collection Procedure for collection instructions.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Reference Values
No Growth
Critical value (automatic call-back): Positive Gram Stain or Culture Growth
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87070-Culture
87176-Homogenization tissue
87205-Gram stain
Performing Laboratory
Beebe Healthcare Laboratory
Performing Location
Margaret H. Rollins Laboratory
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Additional Information
Cultures are worked up and reported per standard Microbiology guidelines. Full organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are performed when appropriate and will incur additional CPT codes and charges. Pertinent patient history should be communicated directly to the Microbiology Department when necessary (patient travel history, suspect and/or rule out certain pathogens, any unusual circumstances, etc) so that the culture can be worked up appropriately. If additional workup is required beyond the final culture report, please contact the Microbiology Department at (302)-645-3563 within 5 days to discuss the case with a technologist.