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Ear Culture
Test CodeLAB942 1230100497
Alias/See Also
EARC
EAR CX
CULTURE
EAR CX
CULTURE
CPT Codes
87070
Includes
CULTURE
GRAM STAIN RESULT
GRAM STAIN RESULT
Preferred Specimen
Swab
Instructions
Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Ear
Inner
Intact Eardrum
1. Cleanse ear canal with cleansing solution (soap solution) and dry.
2. Collect fluid via syringe aspiration technique.
3. Label container/syringe 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.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Ruptured Eardrum
1. Collect fluid using Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM via auditory speculum.
2. Return swab to tube to ensure specimen preservation.
3. 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.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Outer
1. Use moistened Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM swab to remove debris or crust from ear canal.
2. Swab outer canal firmly.
3. Return swab to tube to ensure specimen preservation.
4. 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.
5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Ear
Inner
Intact Eardrum
1. Cleanse ear canal with cleansing solution (soap solution) and dry.
2. Collect fluid via syringe aspiration technique.
3. Label container/syringe 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.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Ruptured Eardrum
1. Collect fluid using Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM via auditory speculum.
2. Return swab to tube to ensure specimen preservation.
3. 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.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Outer
1. Use moistened Mini-Tip CULTURETTETM swab to remove debris or crust from ear canal.
2. Swab outer canal firmly.
3. Return swab to tube to ensure specimen preservation.
4. 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.
5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature only. Do not refrigerate.
Transport Container
STERILE SWAB
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Performing Laboratory
MWH LAB
