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Culture, Eye
Test Code4480
CPT Codes
87070
Includes
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149). Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).
Preferred Specimen
Collect specimen using Amies liquid transport swab (red-cap), Amies gel transport swab (blue-cap), ESwab (white-cap) or equivalent, or corneal scrapings collected using a sterile corneal spatula and placed directly on appropriate culture media (contact laboratory to obtain media prior to collection)
Minimum Volume
eye swab
Instructions
For corneal scrapings, it is recommended to inoculate the material at the time of collection onto the media.
For swabs, it is recommended to culture both eyes with separate swabs. If two swabs are collected, submit as separate test orders. Specify source on requisition and specimen transport device
For swabs, it is recommended to culture both eyes with separate swabs. If two swabs are collected, submit as separate test orders. Specify source on requisition and specimen transport device
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Expired transport device • Dry swabs • Expired culture media • Specimens in formalin or other fixatives • Wooden-shafted, cotton tipped swabs and calcium alginate swabs • Viral transport medium
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Monday-Sunday All Shifts Report available: 3 Days
Clinical Significance
The significance of any isolate(s), in pure or mixed culture, must be assessed with respect to the source cultured, the organism's pathogenic potential, the possibility of colonization versus infection, and the number of other organisms recovered from the same culture.
