Tick (and Other Arthropods) ID

Last Modified: 7/24/2023 10:10:41 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements:

Tick, Insect, Larva, Lice etc. collected in a plastic sterile leak-proof container w/ 70% alcohol preserved 

For scabies: scrape skin into a sterile plastic container

Collection Instructions:  Place specimen in alcohol as soon as possible. Submit one parasite per container.
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: Dependant on Specimen Viability - Ambient (prefered)
Dependant on Specimen Viability - Refrigerated
Unacceptable - Frozen
Reference Range:

Species Identification

Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments: Identification of insects may be referred to the Indiana State Department of Health for identification and/or confirmation
Methodology: Microscopic and Macroscopic Examination
Clinical Significance: Arthropods/insects may be vectors of disease and may cause infestations of skin, hair, and mucous membranes. Diagnosis of a disease or infestation may be achieved by recovery and identification of the intact arthropod/insect.
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Turn Around Time: 1 to 4 day
Days Performed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code: MSOT
EPIC Test Code: MISC
Send Out Test Code: 3946
Alternate Test Names: Arachnid Idendification; Arthropod Identification; BUG; Insect Idendification; Lice Idendification; Parasite Identification,; Scabies Identification; Tick Identification
Included Tests:
CPT Coding: 87168

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