Laboratory Services

Culture, Fungal

Name: Incyte Diagnostics
Address: 13103 E Mansfield Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216, USA
Telephone: +1-

Updated Test Information:

Test Description	Culture, Fungal
Synonym(s)	Fungal Culture, Fungal, Dermatophyte Culture, Aspergillus Culture, Aspergillosis, Mycoses, Piedra, Tinea, Candidiasis, Yeast, Mold, Mycology, Ringworm
Test ID	CULTFUNG
Performing Lab	Labcorp
General Information	Identify fungal pathogens from clinical specimen. Lab should be notified of suspected Risk Group 3 organisms. Specimen should be handled with extra safety precautions.
Specimen Type	Clinical Material
Specimen Requirements	2 mL or 1 cm³ tissue, 10 mL blood, whole nails, 50 mL body fluid (5 mL CSF), 5 mL aspirates or sputum; skin scrapings may be submitted on Mycosel® medium (not supplied by LabCorp) Sterile screw-capped container for fluid or tissue or green-top (sodium heparin) tube, blood culture bottle, bacterial swab transport, ESwab®, Para-Pak® White for stool
Alternate Specimen Type	Skin, Hair, Nail, Wound, Tissue, Biopsy, Body fluid, Aspirate, Upper/Lower Respiratory, Eye, Ear
Stability	72 hours :Refrigerate nonsterile respiratory specimens; all others should be maintained at room temperature.
Unacceptable Specimen Conditions	Unacceptable specimen transport device (including Incyte Swab, specimen in formalin, expired), improper labeling, prolonged delay in transport (greater than 1 week)
Methodology	Stain/Culture
Estimated TAT	4-5 weeks for negative cultures. Positive culture reported as soon as detected, identification may require an additional 2-3 weeks.
Testing Schedule	Monday-Saturday
CPT Code(s)	87101, 87102, 87206
Reference Range	No significant pathogens isolated.
Reflex Conditions	Identification performed on all fungal isolates.
LOINC Code(s)	580-1
Additional Information	Fungal identification is billed separately from the culture.