Alert

Yeast Screen

Test ID LAB241
EPIC Order Yeast Screen
CPT Code(s) 87081
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Clinical Microbiology; 984-974-1805
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine:

Esophageal swabs, vaginal swabs, throat swabs will be accepted from immuno-compromised patients only. See Comments
Fungal Direct Exam

No
Availability Routine:

24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
Turnaround Time 7 days
Comments
  • Body Fluids, Blood, Bone Marrow Aspirates & Biopsies, Respiratory Specimens, and Urines are screened for significant amount of yeast in a routine Bacteriology culture. If a Dimorphic Mold is suspected, specify which mold is suspected and order a Culture, Fungus, Pathogen

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 05, 2025

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