Maybe just frank smears? nm
Posted By: Christina RTMT on 2008-08-06
In Reply to: anybody hear of a zank smear?? see sentence - Kimberly
Subject: Maybe just frank smears? nm
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Nope, I definitely hear Zank smears
Subject: Nope, I definitely hear Zank smears
they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Subject: they do acid-fast smears on sputum, etc. Here is link from labcorp.com.
Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Broth-Based Culture and Smear and Susceptibility |
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Number |
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182675 |
CPT |
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87015; 87116; 87206 |
Related Information |
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Acid-Fast (Mycobacteria) Antibiotic Susceptibilities
Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders
Organism Identification, Mycobacteria |
Synonyms |
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Blood Mycobacteria Culture ; Culture, Acid-Fast (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) ; Culture, Blood, Mycobacteria ; Mycobacteria Culture (Sputum, Tissue, Urine, and Gastric Contents) |
Test Includes |
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Mycobacteria culture (AFB) and smear when appropriate; smears are not performed on blood or when there is less than 2 mL of cerebrospinal fluid. Susceptibility testing [test 088161] is performed at an additional charge when Mycobacterium spp is recovered. Culture and identification (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Test Order for Ambiguous Orders . |
Specimen |
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First morning sputum (not saliva) (three separate specimens from three separate days are recommended), fasting gastric aspirate, induced sputum, whole blood, tissue, biopsy, bronchial aspirate, urine, skin, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow, body fluid, stool. Swabs of exudate from skin sources are acceptable, otherwise, swab specimens should not be submitted. Collect aspirate using sterile, nonbacteriostatic saline or other noninhibitory medium. Do not send syringe. It will be rejected. |
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