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Test Code CULTURE BLOOD CULTURE BLOOD

Important Note

Effective Monday September 23, ORMC, WPH, OHJOI, OH Cancer Institute, LabWorks and South Seminole Hospital will be converting to new Blood Culture collection bottles.

APH will go live on October 1. Please see the attached Education Brief. 

Blood Culture Collection

Department

Microbiology

Specimen Type

Whole blood

Method

Broth Based Culture System

Container

Blood Culture bottles

Special Requirements

Special collection procedure, refer to Orlando Health policy 3625 Blood Culture Test Collection Indicators and Collection Procedure.

Blood Culture Collection Procedure

Adult Volume

For Bayfront and Saint Cloud please contact your Laboratory or refer to the Blood Culture Collection Procedure..

For all other locations:

Aerobic and Anaerobic bottles: 8-10mL

Fungal/AFB bottles: 1-5mL

Minimum Volume

N/A

Pediatric Volume

For Bayfront and Saint Cloud please contact your Laboratory.

For all other locations:

For Pediatric patients up to 36.3kg in weight collect 1-4mL in the Pediatric bottle.

For Pediatric patients greater than 36.3kg in weight use the Adult Aerobic bottle

Ship Temperature

Room Temperature

Stability Refrigerated

N/A

Stability Room Temp

24 hours

Stability Frozen

N/A

CPT Code

87040

Days Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Reflexive Disclosure

A Gram Stain (CPT 87205) will be performed on all positive cultures. Organism identification (CPT 87077) and/or susceptibility studies (CPT 87181or 87184 or 87186 ) will be performed when indicated. Blood culture Identification 2(CPT 87154) will be performed when indicated.