Fungal Culture
| CPT Code(s): | 87102 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:Material or fluid from any body site, except blood. Specimen Preparation:Fluids: Transport 3 mL fluid in a sterile container. (Min: 1 mL). Material: Transfer to sterile container.A single specimen may be cultured for both bacteria and fungi. Place each specimen in an individually sealed bag. Storage/Transport Temperature:Specimens from a sterile body site (fluids, tissues, etc.): Room temperature. If CSF cannot be transported within eight hours, hold at 35until the time of transport. Cutaneous specimens (skin, hair, nails): Room temperature Specimens from other non-sterile site (respiratory, GI tract, etc.): Refrigerated. Stability:CSF: Ambient 48 hours; Refrigerated 1 week; Frozen Unacceptable Hair or Skin or Nail Scrapings: Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen: Unacceptable All others: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Unacceptable |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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