Fluid Culture (using Blood Culture Bottles) FCBV
Method(s) | Culture |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | 0.5 -10 mL in BacT Alert Aerobic Fan Blood Culture Bottle and BacT Alert Anaerobic Blood Culture Bottle. |
Transport | 0.5 - 10 mL fluid at 20-25ºC. |
Stability | Ambient: 48 hours or less |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 3010070 |
CPTCode | 87070 |
Notes | This test is for any sterile fluid collected in blood culture bottles. Some fluid placed in a sterile tube should also be submitted in order to perform a Gram stain. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
No Growth. |