Last Modified:
5/17/2023 5:44:53 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
8.0 mL Urine in a Yellow Conical Tube
or
Swab in ithe Yellow PCR Media Tube
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.
Minimum Volume:
5.0 mL Urine
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
3 days Ambient
8 days Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria:
Urine Specimens from Catheters; Gen-Probe Aptima Collection Kits
Reference Range:
Negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by amplified probe
Critical Ranges:
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 (RT-PCR)
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
DAGCM
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3252
Send Out Test Code:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae by probe
Alternate Test Names:
GC; GC by Probe; GC, NAA; Gonorrhoeae DNA Probe; Gonorrhoeae Male Direct Access; Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Nucleic Acid Probe; Neisseria gonorrhoeae by probe
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87591
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