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Test Code LAB4655 Genital\Placental Culture

Test Performed By

Cayuga Medical Center, Main Laboratory

Container Name

Genital - Female:      White Single Swab

Genital - Male:          Green Mini-Tip Swab

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

List Price

$125.00

Identification and susceptibility will be done, as applicable, with an extra charge

CPT Codes

87070

Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Collection Instructions

Culturette swab. Refrigeration is recommended. Please refer to molecular testing if looking for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, as culture is not the preferred methodology.

 

Please note source of specimen.

 

Clinical and Interpretive

Genital culture can be used to culture abnormal bacterial consitituents of genital sites.

Specimen Stability

Stability: 3 days