Tissue Culture, Quantitative

Test Code:  CTISQ
Assay Schedule:  Daily
Reporting Schedule:  3 days
CPT:  87071 ; 87205 ; 87073 ; 87176

Collection

Specimen(s):
  • Tissue

Acceptable Container(s):
  • Anaerobic Transport Media (ATM)
  • Sterile container

Volume:
  • Preferred: 1.0g
  • Minimum: 0.5g

Stability:
  • Ambient: Unacceptable
  • Refrigerated: 2 days
  • Frozen: Unacceptable

Processing & Shipping

Shipping Instructions:
Ship refrigerated

Special Instructions:
Indicate the specific anatomic site on the requisition .

Rejection Criteria:
Less than 0.5 g of tissue, swab specimens, ambient and frozen specimens are unacceptable.

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