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Throat Culture

Performing Laboratory

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Throat culture

Container/Tube: eSwab collection and transport System

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Normal: No apparent pathogen, no Group A Beta Streptococci isolated. If full throat culture, normal upper respiratory flora mentioned

 

Negative/normal reports in 2 days

Day(s) Test Set Up

All

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87081

Special Instructions