Posted Date
Effective Date
Update Type
Test Down or Delayed
Order Code
BAFB
TEST DELAY
AFB Culture
Order Code: BAFB
Fee Code: 32258, 20203 (CPT 87116, 87206)
Due to scheduled annual maintenance in the BSL-3 Mycobacteriology Laboratory, processing of all specimens for AFB smear and culture will be delayed from Wednesday, July 9 through the evening of Friday, July 11. Specimens received during this period will be held and processed on Saturday morning, July 12.
If there is an urgent clinical need for an AFB smear result on Wednesday (7/9) or Thursday (7/10), please contact MLabs Client Services for assistance in coordinating testing through the State Health Department, with results anticipated by Friday or Saturday.