Test ID: CXFAG
CPT code: 87070, 87075, 87205
LOINC:
Specimen Type: Fluid, specify source
Frequency: Setup: Daily; TAT 1-4 days
Instructions: Aspirate with needle and syringe. Transfer to sterile screw-cap
container and ship on cold pack or leave in syringe with dead end cap.
Text: Study fever of undetermined origin or systemic infection.
Components: CXFLD Aerobic Body Fluid Culture; CXANA Anaerobic Culture; GRAM Gram Stain
Methodology: Conventional culture, aerobic and anaerobic and gram stain.