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Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 15 minutes of collection.
Specimen Type: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: >1 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Aseptically collect BAL.
2. Place aspirate in a sputum trap
3. 40-80 ml of fluid needed for quantitative analysis.
Additional Information:
1. Specimen source is required.
2. See Microbiology Specimen Collection Guidelines in Special Instructions for additional information.
Methodology
Semiquantitative culture
Gram Stain
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Refrigerated NO/Frozen NO
Reference Values
No growth
Identification of probable pathogens
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Sunday
Analytical Time:
2 days
Test Classification and CPT Coding
CPT: 87071-Culture
87205-Gram stain
LOINC: 43441-5
Result Name: BAL Semiquant Culture
Order Code: RMCCBAL
Result Code: RMCL800077