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General Information

Placing Lab Orders

Collecting Lab Specimens

Lab Section-Specific Information

 

 

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Bone Culture, Aerobic + Anaerobic

eD-H Order Code

LAB3139

Order Set Components

Bone Culture
Anaerobic Culture

Specimen Collection Information

Specimen Minimum Test Volume Container Special Handling
Bone 1.0 ML  
Bone Flap 1.0 ML  
Bone/Tissue 1.0 ML  

(s)

 1.0 ML  
Tissue 1.0 ML  

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient or Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Eswab: 48 hours ambient or refrigerated

Additional Specimen Instructions

Soft bones will have a gram stain performed, hard bones will not.

If multiple test are requested (bacterial, fungal, mycobacterium) please send a specimen for each test. 

Send in an Eswab if anaerobic culture is requested.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday; continuously

CPT(s)

87075 ; 87070 ;

Performing Lab Section

Microbiology