| Ear Culture, Bacterial (8000100354) | |
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| Test Mnemonic: | Culture, ear; Bacterial ear culture; Ear bacterial culture; Middle ear culture |
| Test Mnemonic: | C EAR |
| Specimen Requirements: | 3-4 days |
| Specimen Requirements: | Culture isolation of aerobic bacteria |
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| Reference Range: | Fully describe the sample source on the requisition form (example - outer ear, middle ear aspiration, etc.) to insure appropriate processing. |
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| Synonyms: | Detection of bacterial pathogens that cause ear infections (acute otitis media, otitis externa) |
| Clinical Indication: | No organisms isolated. |
| Patient Preparation : | 87070, additional CPT codes if indicated |
| Patient Preparation : | Clinical Microbiology |
| When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually. The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-10 code or its verbal equivalent. | |