Place Holder for CSF Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain

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General Information

Lab Name
CSF C/S w/Gram Order
Lab Code
CSFPHC
Epic Ordering
Culture CSF, Bact w/ Stain
Description

Lab will order appropriate test based on specimen description. Specify source of spinal fluid, preferably using pre-defined specimen descriptors in CPOE. Indicate in special requests if need for anaerobic cultures differs from below.

CSF Culture with Gram Stain [CSFC]: Lumbar puncture, aerobic workup only.

CSF Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity (Special Anaerobic) with Gram Stain [CSFANC]: Aerobic and anaerobic workup. Includes ventricular, subdural, subgaleal, subarachnoid and shunt fluids.

For fungal cultures see CSF Fungal Culture [CSFF].

For other body fluids see Place Holder for Body Fluid Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain (includes anaerobes) [FLDPHC].

Synonyms
Cerebrospinal Fluid Bacterial Culture, CSF Bacterial Culture, Shunt Bacterial Culture
Components

Interpretation

Reference Range
See individual components

Ordering & Collection

Specimen Type
CSF, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Collection

Submit spinal fluid in sterile tube(s) or syringe. Replace needle with Luer tip cap

Handling Instructions

Transport to laboratory within 1 hour of collection at room temperature. Do not refrigerate CSF because Neisseria meningitidis is susceptible to cold. If specimen is received >12 hours after collection, viability of organisms may be significantly reduced. Specimens received >24 hours after collection, or collected with expired swabs/transport media will be rejected.

Quantity
requested: 1-5 mL CSF
minimum: 1 mL CSF

Processing

Processing

Performance

LIS Dept Code
Microbiology (MC)
Performing Location(s)
HMC Microbiology
206-744-5858

325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-MT Microbiology
206-520-4600

Clinical Lab, Room # NW177,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Other Locations/Notes

UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT and UW-NW.

Frequency
Processed upon receipt
Available STAT?
Yes-Gram stain

Billing & Coding

CPT codes
Billing Comments

CPT for ADDCON 87015

LOINC
606-4