Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Please contact PHL Client Response at 266-1500 (Option 2) to request a Stat courier pick up
Cover specimen with damp saline covered gauze
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
Fresh Tissue/Object removed from patient
Collection Instructions:
All surgical specimens must be labeled with the Patient's Name, Idendification Number,Physician, and source of specimen
Tissue/Object, Site/Source must be written on the container and requisition.
Send Specimen Fresh do not send on formalin
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
Ambient
Reference Range:
Refer to Interpretive Pathology Report, Level testing and/or combination Level testing completed will be determined by source and diagnosis
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Rapid H&E Stain will be completed and verbal results will be given; the rest of the specimen will then be processed for the final interpretation
If additional reflex testing is needed turn around time will be delayed
Methodology:
Formalin fix parafin embeded tissue
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
15 minutes for Frozen - Final 48 to 72 hours
Days Performed:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
PS
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2491
Included Tests:
Frozen Section Single Specimen; Frozen Section Additional Specimen; Level II; Level III; Level IV; Level V; Level VI
CPT Coding:
88302, 88304, 88305, 88307, 88309, 88331 first frozen, 88332 each additional frozen