Test Code SGRAM Gram Stain, LAB250
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
See individual culture listings for appropriate specimen.
Note: Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in
computer.
Reference Values
No organism seen or normal flora (dependent on specimen source)
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Differential Stain of Bacteria from Clinical Specimens/Microscopic
Note: Most bacterial cultures include a primary gram stain as part of the test. Exceptions would be #SCURIN Culture, Urine; and #SCCTIP Culture, Catheter Tip.
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87205
Report Available
60 mins