Culture, Blood, Manual

Culture, Blood, Manual

Test Code

7002
87040
7002
87040
Not offered in Quest Nichols Institute - Chantilly, VA | Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute (IFD) – San Juan Capistrano | Quest Nichols Institute -San Juan Capistrano, CA. Please provide SERVICE AREA INFORMATION to find available tests you can order.
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Clinical Significance

Culture, Blood, Manual - Bacterial sepsis constitutes one of the most serious infectious diseases. The detection of microorganisms in a patient's blood has importance in the diagnosis and prognosis of endocarditis, septicemia, or chronic bacteremia.

Test Resources

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Test Details

Includes

  • Aerobic Culture and Anaerobic Culture

    If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
    Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Methodology

Manual blood culture by conventional (non-automated) methods and routine identification procedures when positive.
Antibiotic susceptibility testing when appropriate.

LOINC® Codes, Performing Laboratory

Service Area must be determined
Aerobic Culture and Anaerobic Culture

If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Methodology

Manual blood culture by conventional (non-automated) methods and routine identification procedures when positive.
Antibiotic susceptibility testing when appropriate.
Service Area must be determined

Preferred Specimen(s)

Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.
Volume varies with the bottle manufacturer's requirements.

Alternative Specimen(s)

Bone marrow cultures: Specimen in blood culture bottles, other than those compatible with local automated blood culture instrumentation.

Collection Instructions

Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment.

Note: Please refer to the Specimen Collection section for blood cultures in the Quest Diagnostics Directory of Services for recommended volumes based on patient age and size, and inoculation of bottles.

Transport Container

Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 48 hours
  • Refrigerated: Unacceptable
  • Frozen: Unacceptable

Reject Criteria

Frozen specimens • Specimens broken in transit

Setup Schedule

Service Area must be determined
Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.
Volume varies with the bottle manufacturer's requirements.
Bone marrow cultures: Specimen in blood culture bottles, other than those compatible with local automated blood culture instrumentation.
Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment.

Note: Please refer to the Specimen Collection section for blood cultures in the Quest Diagnostics Directory of Services for recommended volumes based on patient age and size, and inoculation of bottles.
Blood culture bottles other than those compatible with local blood culture instrumentation.
Room temperature
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Frozen specimens • Specimens broken in transit
Service Area must be determined
Not offered in Quest Nichols Institute - Chantilly, VA | Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute (IFD) – San Juan Capistrano | Quest Nichols Institute -San Juan Capistrano, CA. Please provide SERVICE AREA INFORMATION to find available tests you can order.
In-home collection is not available in your area through Quest Mobile.
Test Details

Clinical Significance

Test Resources

Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidance and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payer being billed.

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