Performing Lab

UCH Clinical Laboratory

Collect

Females-gynecological swabs (vagina, cervix, labia, vulva), males-urethral swabs

Unacceptable Conditions

Non genital sites or delayed transport.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Internal: Deliver to lab immediately
Offsite: Do not refrigerate. Transport to the laboratory on the same day.

Performed

Daily

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Transport to the lab immediately.

Remarks

Physician must specify suspected organism. Lab will identify: Yeast, Group B strep, Group A strep, Staph. aureus, Neisseria gonorrheae, Gardenrella vaginalis, actinomyces, etc. Appropriate sensitivity testing will be done only upon request.

Performed

Daily

Methodology

Aerobic culture

Reported

Varies

CPT Codes

87083
Collection

Performing Lab

UCH Clinical Laboratory

Collect

Females-gynecological swabs (vagina, cervix, labia, vulva), males-urethral swabs

Unacceptable Conditions

Non genital sites or delayed transport.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Internal: Deliver to lab immediately
Offsite: Do not refrigerate. Transport to the laboratory on the same day.

Performed

Daily

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Transport to the lab immediately.

Remarks

Physician must specify suspected organism. Lab will identify: Yeast, Group B strep, Group A strep, Staph. aureus, Neisseria gonorrheae, Gardenrella vaginalis, actinomyces, etc. Appropriate sensitivity testing will be done only upon request.
Ordering

Performed

Daily

Methodology

Aerobic culture

Reported

Varies
Result Interpretation
Administrative

CPT Codes

87083