Overview
EPIC Code:
- LAB2757
Soft Test Code:
- GCCTM
Alternate Names
- GC and Chlamydia - Male
- GC, NAA and Chlamydia, NAA
Specimen Collection & Preparation
Specimen Requirements:
-OR-
8.0 mL Urine in a Conical Tube
Minimum Volume:
5.0 mL Urine ** This volume does not allow for repeat testing
Specimen Information:
Collect In 
Transfer to 
Collection Instructions:
Patient should not urinate for at least one hour prior to collecting the specimen.
Male patients should not cleanse the tip of the penis prior to collecting the specimen.
Collect the first catch urine (approximately 20-50 mL of the initial urine stream) into a urine collection cup free of any preservatives.
Processing Instructions:
This part of the preparation should only be performed at Parkview Regional Medical Center only, the urine will be coming to Parkview Regional Medical Center in the collected Yellow Conical Tubes. Urine Swab in in the Yellow PCR Media Tube
Once the collected yellow conical is received at the PRMC laboratory the urine will be placed in the PCR Media shown here.
Rejection Criteria:
Urine Specimens from Catheters
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Ambient (18-24°C):
24 hours
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
24 hours
-OR-
Oropharyngeal (Throat) collected Swab in a Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Provider Collections
Oropharyngeal Swab - Specimen Collection
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Ambient (18-24°C):
3 Days
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
8 Days
-OR-
AnoRectal collected Swab in a Yellow PCR Media Tube
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Provider Collections
Anorectal Swab - Specimen Collection
Rejection Criteria:
Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Transport and Storage:
-
Ambient (18-24°C):
3 Days
-
Refrigerated (2-8°C):
8 Days
Clinical Interpretation
Reference Range:
Negative for Chlamydia trachomatis by amplified probe
Negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by amplified probe
Test Comments:
For patient less than 12 years of age - Culture is the only recommended procedure for diagnosing chlamydial or gonorrheal infection in cases of suspected child abuse.
Methodology:
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Production Schedule
Sites Performed
- Parkview Regional Medical Center
Days Performed
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Departments
- Molecular Diagnostics
Coding & Compliance
CDM
01417491, 01417591
CPT Coding
87491, 87591
Medical Necessity Documentation
Duplicate testing on this test is not acceptable per Medicare: Testing to only be done every 14 days