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Upper Respiratory Culture
Test CodeLAB228 1230100134
Alias/See Also
CULTURE, THROAT
RESP
CULTURE, NARES
RESP
CULTURE, NARES
CPT Codes
87070
Includes
CULTURE
Preferred Specimen
Swab
Minimum Volume
1
Instructions
Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Specimen must arrive within 48 hours of collection.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Nasal or Throat
1. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), Social Security number or date of birth (inpatients: medical record number), date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.
2. Collect sample as appropriate
3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate. Hand deliver specimen to laboratory personnel.
4. Indicate on request form if Neisseria gonorrhoeae is requested. Special considerations require Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM swab to be delivered to laboratory immediately. Special media is required for organism isolation.
Specimen must arrive within 48 hours of collection.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Nasal or Throat
1. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), Social Security number or date of birth (inpatients: medical record number), date and time of collection, collector’s initials, and type of specimen.
2. Collect sample as appropriate
3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate. Hand deliver specimen to laboratory personnel.
4. Indicate on request form if Neisseria gonorrhoeae is requested. Special considerations require Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM swab to be delivered to laboratory immediately. Special media is required for organism isolation.
Transport Container
STERILE SWAB
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Performing Laboratory
MWH LAB
