Routine Microbiology
Source, Transport, or Apparent Specimen Received | Incorrect Test Requested or Written Request | Default Action (Change) |
|---|---|---|
Aerobic isolate | Organism Identification, Bacteria 008664 and Susceptibility Testing, Aerobic and Facultatively Anaerobic Organisms 008680 | 182261 − Aerobic Identification and Susceptibility |
Aerobic isolate | Any culture request (eg, 008649, 008847, etc) | 182261 − Aerobic Identification and Susceptibility |
Affirm™ transport | No test requested or incorrect test requested | 180026 − Vaginitis/Vaginosis, DNA Probe |
Any genital source (eg, vaginal, cervical, penis) | 008649 | 008334 − Genital Culture, Routine |
Aptima® swab transport | Vaginitis/Vaginosis, DNA Probe 180026 | 180039 − Vaginitis (VG), NuSwab® |
Bacterial swab or anaerobic transport | Aerobic and Anaerobic Culture or Anaerobic Culture with a request for Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General 008649 | 008003 − Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture |
Bacterial swab or anaerobic transport | Anaerobic culture | 008904 − Anaerobic Culture |
Bacterial swab or material in sterile cup consistent with the source | Eye, conjunctiva, ocular, cornea, or other ocular source | 008649 − Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General |
Bacterial swab or material in sterile cup consistent with the source | Genital, vaginal, cervical, penis, penile, or other genital source | 008334 − Genital Culture, Routine |
Bacterial swab or material in sterile cup consistent with the source | Nasal, nares, nasopharyngeal, NP, ear, throat, or other upper respiratory source | 008342 − Upper Respiratory Culture, Routine |
Bacterial swab or material in sterile cup consistent with the source | Wound, ulcer, or abscess | 008649 − Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General |
Bacterial swab or material in stool culture vial consistent with the source | Stool, feces, or rectal, or 008649 | 008144 − Stool Culture |
Bacterial swab for Streptococcus | Streptococcus, Group A Strep, GAS, S pyogenes | 008169 − β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Culture, Group A Only |
Bacterial swab with gel transport media | 182445, 180786, or Rapid Strep | 008169 − β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Culture, Group A Only |
Bacterial swab with transport media; source: vaginal or vaginal/rectal | GBS, Group B Strep, or 018804 − β Strep (Group B) Antigen | 188130 − Group B Strep Colonization Detection Culture |
Bacterial swab without transport media (DRY); source: throat | Throat culture, 008649, 008342, GAS, Group A Strep, Streptococcus, Strep, or no test requested | 008169 − β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Culture, Group A Only |
Blood bottles with blood | Blood Culture or 008649 or no test requested | 008300 − Blood Culture, Routine |
Blood bottles without obvious blood |
| 180802 − Body Fluid Culture, Sterile, Routine |
Bordetellaculture transport | No test requested or incorrect test requested | 180224 − Bordetella pertussis, Nasopharyngeal Culture |
Breath sample bags (blue and pink) | No test requested or H pylori | 180836 − Helicobacter pyloriUrea Breath Test |
Eye | 008342 | 008649 − Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General |
iFOBT | No test requested or test requested for occult blood | 182949 − Occult Blood, Fecal, Immunoassay |
Jembec | No test requested or GC culture | 008128 − GC (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) Culture Only |
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus In-Tube collection kit | No test requested | 182879 − QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus |
| Sputum in sterile cup | 180815 [lower respiratory culture (other than expectorated sputum)], 008342 [upper respiratory culture, routine], 008649 [Aerobic bacterial culture], Aerobic Culture. | 182352 – Gram stain evaluation with sputum culture reflex |
Sterile body fluid | Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture 008003 | 183474 − Body Fluid Culture: Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacterial Culture |
Sterile body fluid | Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture and Gram Stain 183111 | 183473 − Body Fluid Culture: Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacterial Culture and Gram Stain |
Sterile body fluid | Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General 008649 | 180802 −Body Fluid Culture, Sterile, Routine |
| Source Nares: Bacterial swab with gel transport media, or bacterial swab in liquid Amies media. Source Axilla or Groin: Any bacterial swab transport. | 182956 or MRSA PCR | 183467- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonization Screening Culture |
Stool | C difficile or C difficile Toxin | 086207 − Clostridium difficileToxins A and B, EIA |
Stool | Gram Stain or 008540 | 008656 − White Blood Cells (WBC), Stool |
Stool | Helicobacter pylori or H pylori Culture 180885 | 180764 − Helicobacter pyloriStool Antigen |
Stool in orange Para-Pak C&S vial | No test requested or stool culture or 008649 | 008144 − Stool Culture |
Stool in sterile cup | Clostridium difficile Toxigenic Culture 188045 | 086207 − Clostridium difficileToxins A and B, EIA |
Throat | 008649 or throat culture or no test requested | 008342 − Upper Respiratory Culture, Routine |
Tissue | Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture 008003 | 183476 − Tissue Culture: Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacterial Culture |
Tissue | Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture and Gram Stain 183111 | Tissue Culture: Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacterial Culture 183476 and Gram Stain 008540 |
Tissue | Aerobic Bacterial Culture, General 008649 | 180787 − Tissue Culture |
Uricult/Bacticult with bacterial growth | Urine culture or 008847 or 008086 | 188755 − ID and Susceptibility, Urine |
Uricult/Bacticult without bacterial growth | Urine culture or 008847 or 008086 | 182980 − Urine Kit Culture |
Urine in gray-top C&S Vacutainer® or sterile cup | Urine culture or 008649 | 008847 − Urine Culture, Routine |