C GENITAL

Culture, Genital

EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB2551

Performing Lab:
Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories
Specimen Type:

FEMALE

1. Submit cervical or vaginal specimen collected by a health care professional using a sterile eSwab.
2. Place specimen in eSwab collection and transport tube.
3. Label tube with patient's full name, date of birth, identification number, date and time of collection, initials of person collecting specimen and specimen source.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at room temperature only. NOTE: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

MALE

1. Submit urethral or penis specimen collected by a health care professional using a sterile eSwab.
2.  Place specimen in eSwab collection and transport tube.
3. Label tube with patient's full name, date of birth, identification number, date and time of collection, initials of person collecting specimen and specimen source.
4.  Maintain sterility and forward promptly at room temperature only. NOTE: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

CPT Codes:

87070 - Culure, aerobic
87077 - Aerobic identification (if appropriate)
87184 - Susceptibility studies, disk method  (if appropriate)
87186 - Susceptibility studies, microdilution or agar dilution (if appropriate)
 

Test Schedule:
Monday through Sunday
Reference Ranges:

Female

No Neisseria gonorrhoeae or beta-strep isolated and/or normal vaginal flora isolated. If positive, no routine sensitivities will be performed unless requested.

Male

No growth at 3 days. If positive, clinically significant bacteria will have susceptibility testing performed.

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