Last Modified:
7/13/2023 7:53:40 AM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
Random Urine in a Yellow Conical Tube
Collection Instructions:
Utilize a Random Urine collection into a yellow non-sterile container.
Utilizning Straw kit remove urine into a yellow conical tube
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 Chlamydia trachomatis by amplified probe
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:
GCCTF
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2756
Alternate Test Names:
GC and Chlamydia - Female; GC, NAA and Chlamydia, NAA
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87491, 87591
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