| Feces Culture, Bacterial (8000100142) | |
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| Test Mnemonic: | C FECES |
| Test Mnemonic: | Stool culture; Bacterial feces culture; Culture, feces; Culture, stool |
| Test Mnemonic: | C FECES |
| Specimen Requirements: | 3-4 days |
| Specimen Requirements: | Culture for the isolation of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and E. coli 0157:H7 species |
| Specimen Requirements: | Unpreserved feces, received refrigerated <=24 hours of collection.
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| Reference Range: | Culture is performed by special request only for patients who developed diarrhea after hospitalized of more than 3 days, since these pathogens are rarely hospital acquired. |
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| Synonyms: | Diarrhea caused by bacterial intestinal pathogens |
| Synonyms: | Stool culture, Diarrhea, Intestinal pathogens |
| Clinical Indication: | No Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter or E.coli 0157:H7 isolated |
| Clinical Indication: | Collection of fecal specimen into appropriate container |
| Patient Preparation : | 87045, 87046x2, additional CPT codes if indicated |
| Patient Preparation : | Clinical Microbiology |
| When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually. The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-10 code or its verbal equivalent. | |