| Code | Display | status | v2-table-deprecated | v2-concComment | v2-concCommentAsPub | status | v2-table-deprecated | v2-concComment | v2-concCommentAsPub | Comments |
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F10 | 10% Formalin | active | active | | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | active | active | | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | |
C32 | 3.2% Citrate | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
C38 | 3.8% Citrate | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
HCL6 | 6N HCL | active | active | | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | active | active | | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | |
ACDA | ACD Solution A | active | active | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | active | active | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | |
ACDB | ACD Solution B | active | active | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | active | active | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | |
ACET | Acetic Acid | active | active | | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | active | active | | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | |
AMIES | Amies transport medium | active | active | | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | active | active | | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | |
HEPA | Ammonium heparin | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
BACTM | Bacterial Transport medium | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
BOR | Borate Boric Acid | active | active | | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | active | active | | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | |
BOUIN | Bouin's solution | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
BF10 | Buffered 10% formalin | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
WEST | Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) | active | active | | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | active | active | | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | |
BSKM | Buffered skim milk | active | active | | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | active | active | | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | |
CARS | Carson's Modified 10% formalin | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
CARY | Cary Blair Medium | active | active | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | active | active | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | |
CHLTM | Chlamydia transport medium | active | active | | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | active | active | | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | |
CTAD | CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | active | active | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
ENT | Enteric bacteria transport medium | active | active | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | active | active | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | |
ENT+ | Enteric plus | active | active | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | active | active | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | |
JKM | Jones Kendrick Medium | active | active | | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | active | active | | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | |
KARN | Karnovsky's fixative | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | active | active | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
LIA | Lithium iodoacetate | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
HEPL | Lithium/Li Heparin | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
M4 | M4 | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
M4RT | M4-RT | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
M5 | M5 | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | active | active | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
MICHTM | Michel's transport medium | active | active | | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | active | active | | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | |
MMDTM | MMD transport medium | active | active | | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | active | active | | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | |
HNO3 | Nitric Acid | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
NONE | None | active | active | | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | active | active | | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | |
PAGE | Pages's Saline | active | active | | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | active | active | | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | |
PHENOL | Phenol | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
KOX | Potassium Oxalate | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
EDTK | Potassium/K EDTA | active | active | | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | active | active | | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | |
EDTK15 | Potassium/K EDTA 15% | active | active | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | active | active | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | |
EDTK75 | Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% | active | active | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | active | active | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | |
PVA | PVA (polyvinylalcohol) | active | active | | O&P | O&P | O&P | O&P | active | active | | O&P | O&P | O&P | O&P | |
RLM | Reagan Lowe Medium | active | active | | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | active | active | | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | |
SST | Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) | active | active | | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | active | active | | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | |
SILICA | Siliceous earth, 12 mg | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
NAF | Sodium Fluoride | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | active | active | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
FL100 | Sodium Fluoride, 100mg | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
FL10 | Sodium Fluoride, 10mg | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | active | active | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
NAPS | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride | active | active | | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | active | active | | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | |
HEPN | Sodium/Na Heparin | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | active | active | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
EDTN | Sodium/Na EDTA | active | active | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | active | active | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | |
SPS | SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) | active | active | | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | active | active | | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | |
STUTM | Stuart transport medium | active | active | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | active | active | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | |
THROM | Thrombin | active | active | | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | active | active | | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | |
FDP | Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) | active | active | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | active | active | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | |
THYMOL | Thymol | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
THYO | Thyoglycollate broth | active | active | | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | active | active | | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | |
TOLU | Toluene | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | active | active | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
URETM | Ureaplasma transport medium | active | active | | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | active | active | | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | |
VIRTM | Viral Transport medium | active | active | | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | active | active | | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | |