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Ear Culture

Message
Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from culture.


Test Code
6075


Alias/See Also
Culture, Ear


Preferred Specimen
Aspirate or drainage on swab.


Minimum Volume
Room temperature.


Instructions
Aspirate: Transfer to a sterile container. (Min: 0.1 mL)Swab: Transfer to bacterial transport media.


Transport Temperature
Room temperature.


Specimen Stability
Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Swabs of external ear canal without drainage. Dry swabs.


Methodology
Culture/Identification

Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat


Report Available
1-2 daysPreliminary: 1 dayFinal: Negative at 2 days




The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.