Culture, Test of Cure GC

Specimen Type

Test ID		LAB5096
EPIC Order		Test of Cure GC Culture
CPT Code		87081
Group/Individual Test		Individual
Laboratory		Clinical Microbiology
Tube Station		82
Specimen	Routine:	Female/Male Genital Tract; Throat; Rectal Swab; Eye; See Important Comments
Availability	Routine:	24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
	STAT:	N/A
Turnaround Time		4 days
Reference Range	Normal:	Negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Comments	Deliver immediately Eswab Lawson #309762 or #143675 This test is intended for patients who have clinically failed treatment for documented Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Isolates of N. gonorrhoeae recovered from this test will be forwarded to a reference lab for susceptibility testing. NOTE: Culture is not recommended for diagnostic use; nucleic acid amplification method should be used. See GCGEN

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 05, 2025

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