Alert

CF Sputum Culture

Also to be used for patients with
 Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)

Test ID LAB5077
EPIC Order
 CF SPUTUM/CF SINUS CULTURE  
CPT Code(s) 87070,87081 x2
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Clinical Microbiology; 984-974-1805
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine: Sputum, Deep Pharyngeal, Tracheal Aspirate, Sinus
Please specify CF or PCD. See Comments
Gram stain By request only
Availability Routine: 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
STAT: No (Smear only, if ordered)
Turnaround Time 7 days
Comments
  • For Deep Pharyngeal:  Collect with regular eSwab (Lawson #309762)
  • Deliver within 2 hrs of collection

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 05, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514