Last Modified:
3/2/2020 9:56:06 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
1.0 mL Liquid Cytology (PreservCyt®) Preservative (ThinPrep®) in Aptima® Transfer Tube
Collection Instructions:
Transfer 1 mL PreservCyt® solution into Aptima® Specimen Transfer Tube (green label) or Aptima® Vaginal Collection or Multitest Collection Tube (orange label)
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
14 days Ambient
30 days Refrigerated
1 year Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
PreservCyt® or SurePath™ material previously processed for cytology • PreservCyt® with excess mucus
Reference Range:
Not Detected
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Clinical Significance:
This test is used to detect Trichomonas vaginalis in clinical specimens. The test has greater analytical sensitivity than culture methods.
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
1 to 2 days
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Quest - Chantilly
PHL Test Code:
TVPAP
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3052
Send Out Test Code:
90521
Alternate Test Names:
T. VAGINALIS RNA, QL, TMA, PAP; Trichomonas vaginalis RNA, Qualitative, TMA, PAP V
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87661
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