Specimen:
Collect
- Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Sputum in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Microscopy
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 89190
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 3775 - EOSINOPHILS
- 3780 - NEUTROPHILS
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