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HelpTest Code SCCTIP IV Catheter Culture, LAB224
Additional Codes
| St. Luke's | SCCTIP |
| Epic ID | LAB224 |
Specimen Requirements
1. Submit IV catheter tip that has been aseptically removed in a screw-capped, sterile container.
2. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Note: Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in computer.
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Note:
Transport at room temperature.
Stable for 48 hours at room temperature or refrigerated.
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Methodology
Culture with Identification by Conventional Method
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Report Available
4 days
Reference Values
No growth or <15 colonies
Semi-quantitative culture of the external surface of the catheter tip. Colony counts ≥15 are associated with infections.
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87070