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HelpTest Code SCCTIP IV Catheter Culture, LAB224
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
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.
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.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Culture with Identification by Conventional Method
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87070
Report Available
4 days