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Test Code EESN Culture, Eye Ear Sinus; Eye Culture; Ear Culture; Sinus Culture; Nasal Culture

Additional Codes

YRMC Care - LAB943

Performing Laboratory

YRMC Microbiology

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Swab of eye drainage

Swab of ear drainage
Maxillary sinus contents


Container/Tube: Swab transport system BBL® Culture Swab®, BBL® Culture Swab Plus® for eye or ear cultures. For maxillary sinus contents, a sterile screw capped container is preferred, but a swab transport system is acceptable.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Methodology

Conventional culture methods.
Includes Gram stain.

Reference Values

No growth at 2 days

Specimen Collection Instructions

Collection Instructions: Collect specimen as follows:

  • 1. Remove cap with swab attached.
  • 2. Moisten swab with sterile saline. Do not use dry swab to collect eye culture.
  • 3. For eye specimens, collect specimen by retracting lower lid and swab conjunctival surface or collect eye drainage.
  • 4. For ear specimens, collect purulent drainage from the internal ear canal.

Note:

  • 1. Label swab with patient’s name (first, last, and middle initial), medical record number (if appropriate), date of birth, date and time of specimen collection and collectors initials and/or ID number.
  • 2. Specimen source is required.

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87070-Culture
87205-Gram stain
Additional charges and CPT codes may be added.

Loinc Code

634-6