CULTURE, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  PDF

MGH LIS Test No

  521

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  5 days

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

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Specimen Info

Type

  Peritoneal dialysis fluid  

Volume

  5 - 20 ml

Temperature

  Ambient

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Twenty milliters of specimen is drawn into a syringe; betadine the stoppers 
of the 2 yellow top SPS tubes and allow to dry.  Transfer the specimen to the 
SPS vacutainer tubes and then mix tubes.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Automated blood culture machine

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
87070

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.

Reference Range
No Growth 5 days

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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