Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

CPT: 87205; 87070
[CULJOIAA] Joint Fld A/An Cult & Gram Stn
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Joint fluid at room temperature
COLLECTION: Collect joint fluid with sterile needle and
syringe; remove needle, express air bubbles,
cap syringe tightly
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile syringe
SPECIAL HANDLING: Indicate specimen source and laterality; Do
not submit swabs. Specimens received with
needle attached will not be accepted
Deliver to lab immediately
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Gram stain, aerobic, and anaerobic culture
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 5 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87205; 87070; 87075
[CULLEG] Legionella Culture
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated respiratory specimen or lung
tissue
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Tightly sealed sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Do NOT add CytoLyt or formalin; if cytology is
ordered in addition to culture, submit
separate specimen marked "for cytology"
Indicate specimen source
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL (respiratory specimen)
1 gram (lung tissue)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 14 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify Legionella species
CPT: 87081
[CULLEP] Leptospira Culture
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Blood or CSF during first week of illness
only; urine, after first week
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container (CSF or Urine);
heparinized tube for blood (or oxalate or citrate)
for blood
SPECIAL HANDLING: Deliver to the lab immediately; do NOT
refrigerate
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST INCLUDES: Culture for Leptospira