Clostridium difficile Culture with Reflex to Cytotoxin Cell Assay
| CPT Code(s): | 87075; if reflexed add 87230 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:Stool or Tissue Specimen Preparation:Stool: Transfer 5 mL stool to an unpreserved stool transport vial (RDL supply #40910) OR place 5 mL stool in enteric transport media (Cary-Blair) (RDL supply #29799). (Min: 1 mL) Available online through eSupply using RDL Connect™ or contact RDL Client Services at (888) 431-7474. Tissue: Transfer specimen immediately into anaerobe transport media (RDL supply #16426), available online through eSupply using RDL Connect™ or contact RDL Client Services at (888) 431-7474. Storage/Transport Temperature:Stool: Frozen. Tissue: Room Temperature. Stability:Unpreserved or preserved Stool: Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 1 week. Tissue: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable. |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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