CULTURE, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE
Marquette General Health System
HLAB/HOL Code |
GC | |
MGH LIS Test No |
529 | |
Schedule |
Daily | |
Testing Time |
3 days | |
Testing Lab |
Marquette General Hospital | |
QORR Test Code |
GC | |
Type |
see collection notes | |
Volume |
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Temperature |
Ambient (Do not Refrigerate) | |
Preservative |
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Collection Info |
Transportation: If delayed transport, Inoculate media and send as Biobag CO2 Transport system with Thayer-Martin and chocolate plates. Specimen: Body fluid, discharge, pus, swab of genital lesions, urethral discharge (Send fresh specimen when available for men), sediment of first 10ul of centrifuged urine collected at least 2 hours after last micturition or first few drops of urine voided into a sterile cup for "first voided urine specimen" for asymptomatic males, or first void overnight urine, centrifuged. |
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Clinical Utilities CPT Codes Reference Range
87081
The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.
Negative/No Growth
Component Information
Additional Comments
The plates and the Biobag system (TM) are available upon request from the Marquette General Hospital Microbiology Section. Inoculate the Choc plate first and the Thayer-Martin plate second; place both plates and the Co2 generator in the Biobag; zip lock the bag; then break the generator and transport to Marquette General Hospital Laboratory.
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