Laboratory Services

Culture, Deep Wound

Name: Incyte Diagnostics
Address: 13103 E Mansfield Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216, USA
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Updated Test Information:

Test Description	Culture, Deep Wound
Synonym(s)	Wound Culture, Deep Wound Culture, Tissue Culture, Surgical Culture, Aerobic Culture, Anaerobic Culture, Anaerobes, Bacterial culture, Non-Sterile Body Fluid Culture
Test ID	CULTDEEPWND
General Information	Identify significant aerobic and anaerobic bacteria from wound specimen
Specimen Type	Wound
Alternate Specimen Type	Clinical Material, Abscess, Pus, Tissue, Bone, Biopsy, Aspirate, Drainage, Exudate, Non-sterile Fluid, Implanted Medical Device
Specimen Requirements	Bacterial Culture Transport Swab w/gel, Amies Transport swab, Eswab, clinical material in a sterile container. Other anaerobic transport systems also accepted.
Stability	Swab specimen: Ambient 48 hours Refrigerated 48 hours Sterile container: Ambient preferred <24 hours, will accept 48 hours
Unacceptable Specimen Conditions	Unacceptable specimen transport device (including Incyte Swab, specimen in formalin, expired), frozen, improper labeling, prolonged delay in transport
Limitations	If the specimen is not properly collected and immediately put into transport media anaerobic organisms may not be viable for culture.
Methodology	Stain/Culture
Estimated TAT	4-7 days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected.
Testing Schedule	Monday-Saturday
CPT Code(s)	87070 87075 87205
Reference Range	No significant pathogens isolated.
Reflex Conditions	Identification and susceptibility performed on significant isolates.
Performing Lab	Incyte Diagnostics
LOINC Code(s)	634-6, 635-3
Additional Information	Organism identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from the culture.