Specimen:
Collect
- Nasal Secretions in Culturette-Aerobic
Submit
- Two Nasal Secretions in 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
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 3750 - EOSINOPHILS
- 3755 - NEUTROPHILS
- 3751 - MAST CELLS
- 3752 - HISTIOCYTES
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