Organism Identification, Mold

Test ID: 

705838

CPT code:

87107

Synonyms:

Fungus Identification Reference

Reference Fungus Culture, Mold Identification

Clinical Use:

Identify molds referred from another laboratory that has performed the culture of the clinical sample

Specimen Type:

Pure culture of mold isolate

Container Type: 

Agar slant in screw-cap container packed as an etiologic agent

Storage Instructions:

Maintain specimen at room temperature

Rejection Criteria

Broken tube; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; mixed culture; swabs