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HelpTest Code 0249904 Stool Culture
Methodology
Conventional Culture Technique
Performing Laboratory
Alomere Health Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Stool
Specimen Type: Stool
Specimen Container/Tube: Submit stool in Cary-Blair or other suitable stool transport media.
Specimen Volume: Representative portion of stool
Specimen Minimum Volume: 5 mL
Collection Instructions:
Label container with patient’s name, second unique identifier (e.g. medical record number or date of birth), date and time of collection.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient / Refrigerated <24 hours
Reference Values
No Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Shigella, or Aeromonas isolated. Negative for enterohemmorrhagic Shiga toxin E. coli.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87045 - Salmonella, Shigella
87046 x 3 - additional pathogens (Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Aeromonas)
87427 X 2 - Shiga toxins 1 and 2
87077 - identification, per isolate (if appropriate)
87186 - MIC, per isolate (if appropriate)