Fungus Culture With Stain
Test Code: 188243
Performing Lab: LabCorp
CPT Code: 87101 001 87206 001
Specimen Type
Aspirate, biopsy, body fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), nails, hair, skin, sinus, sputum, urine, or genital
Specimen Container
Sterile screw-capped container for fluid or tissue, bacterial swab transports (two swabs: one for culture, one for stain), ESwab
Volume
For optimal recovery: 2 mL or 1 cm(3) tissue, 10 mL blood, whole nails, 5-10 mL Body Fluids and BAL, 3-5 mL CSF, 5 mL aspirates or sputum
Minimum Volume
1 mL body fluid including BAL and CSF; aspirates or sputum
Unacceptable Conditions
Fungal stain (KOH/Calcofluor) cannot be performed on blood; Unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; specimen submitted in syringe with needle attached; specimen received after prolonged transport (usually more than 72 hours; lithium heparin tube; Stool; swab without evidence of specimen present; specimen received after leaking transport container into specimen bag (Trach-suction devices will often leak if the cap with tubing is not removed and replaced by solid cap. If tubing cannot be replaced by a solid cap, the specimen should be transferred to a leakproof sterile cup with a screwcap); inappropriate transport device.
Temperature
Refrigerate respiratory specimens that are contaminated with oropharyngeal flora; other specimens should be at room temperature.
Methodology
Culture and stain
| Result Code | Result Name | LOINC |
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| 188244 | Fungus Stain | 21003-9 |
| 188244 | Fungus Stain | 21003-9 |
| 188244 | Fungus Stain | 21003-9 |
| 188244 | Fungus Stain | 21003-9 |
| 188244 | Fungus Stain | 21003-9 |
| 008482 | Fungus (Mycology) Culture | 580-1 |
| 008482 | Fungus (Mycology) Culture | 580-1 |
| 008482 | Fungus (Mycology) Culture | 580-1 |
| 008482 | Fungus (Mycology) Culture | 580-1 |
| 008482 | Fungus (Mycology) Culture | 580-1 |
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