CSF Culture

PATIENT INFO

Patient Name:

Medical Record #:

BD: / / Sex: F M

PHYSICIAN INFO

Physician Name :

Address:

Ph: ( ) - Fax: ( ) -

Additional Report to:

Ph: ( ) - Fax: ( ) -

SPECIMEN INFO

Collection Date & Time:

Collected By:

Hospital:

Test ID :

CSFC

Test Workstation :

MIC2

Specimen Type:

1 mL cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or ventricular fluid in sterile container.

Minimum Volume:

Specimen minimum volume is 0.5 mL.

Cause for Rejection:

Specimen received in nonsterile container. Specimen sent on swab.

Storage:

Ambient

Availability:

Mon-Sun

Methodology:

Culture

Special Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately. DO NOT PUT ON ICE! CSF culture includes cytoprep gram stain of specimen. Do not order a separate gram stain.

Lab/Phone:

330-543-8406

TAT:

72 hours (gram stain 2 hours from the time the specimen arrives in the Akron laboratory)

CPT Code:

87070

Synonyms:

Spinal Fluid Culture; LP Culture; Ventricular Cult