3745      Nasal Smear
Specimen:
  Collect: Culturette-Aerobic  
  Submit: Two Slide. Submit Ambient.  
  Special Handling: 2 Nasal Smears = Allow to air dry, no fixative on slides.
Specimen is not stable on Culturette Swab 
  Stability: Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable 
Methodology: Microscopy 
Performed: Sun-Sat 
Reported: 1-3 Day(s) 
CPT Codes:
89190 - Nasal Smear for EOS
Interpretive Data: Please see report for interpretive data.
Components:
3750 - EOSINOPHILS 3755 - NEUTROPHILS
3751 - MAST CELLS 3752 - HISTIOCYTES