Laboratory Services

Gram Stain

Name: Incyte Diagnostics
Address: 13103 E Mansfield Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington, 99216, USA
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Updated Test Information:

Test Description	Gram Stain
Synonym(s)	Gram Stain, Bacterial Smear, Gram Slide, Bacterial Stain
Test ID	GS
General Information	Determine the presence or absence of microorganisms and white blood cells from clinical specimens, can also be used to evaluate the quality of the specimen.
Specimen Type	Clinical Material
Specimen Requirements	Bacterial Culture Transport Swab w/gel, Amies Transport swab, Eswab, Clinical material in a sterile container. Other transport systems also accepted.
Minimum Sample Volume	Inoculated swab or visible material in sterile container
Additional Processing Details	Gram stain is included with Wound, Ear, Eye, Sinus, Sputum, Genital, and Sterile Body fluid cultures
Stability	Ambient: 48 hours Refrigerated: 48 hours
Unacceptable Specimen Conditions	Unacceptable specimen transport device (including Incyte Swab, specimen in formalin, expired), improper labeling, prolonged delay in transport (greater than 48 hours)
Limitations	Organism identification and susceptibility testing will only be performed if a culture is requested. Request for Gram stain will not reflex to a culture. Gram stain alone is not reliable for diagnosis of infection.
Methodology	Manual stain
Estimated TAT	1-2 days
Testing Schedule	Monday-Saturday, & STAT
CPT Code(s)	87205
Reference Range	Depends on specimen source.
Reflex Conditions	None. Gram stain does NOT reflex to culture.
Performing Lab	Incyte Diagnostics
LOINC Code(s)	664-3
Additional Information	Gram stain is a general stain used extensively in microbiology for the preliminary differentiation of microbiological organisms.