Test Code GS Gram Stain
Specimen Requirements
Place specimen in a screw-capped, sterile container or send swab in Aerobic/Anaerobic Transport System. (Blood or serum is not acceptable.) Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Not applicable.
Methodology
Differential Fixed Stain
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87205