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Culture, Ear, External

Test Code: 4477

CPT Code(s): 87070

Includes: If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149). Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Metholodology: Bacterial culture, aerobic routine isolation and identification procedures, antibiotic susceptibility testing when appropriate

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Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic

Test Code: 4446

CPT Code(s): 87070, 87075, 87205

Clinical Significance: Deep wound/abscess infections are often caused by a mixture of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.

Includes Aerobic culture, Anaerobic culture and Gram stain. If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 and/or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149). Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

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Chlamydia / N. Gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA - Urine Collection

Test Code: 11363

Includes: Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Methodology: Dual Kinetic Assay (DKA) • Target Capture • Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TM)

This test was performed using the APTIMA® COMBO2 Assay (GEN-PROBE).

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Influenza Type A and B and RSV RNA, Qualitative, Real-Time RT-PCR

Test code: 16086

CPT code(s): 87631

Methodology: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Reference range(s): Not detected

Alternative name(s): Flu A/B,RSV, Influenza virus A/B RNA, QL Real Time PCR

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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, PCR

Test Code: 17656

CPT Code(s): 87641

Mehodolgy: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Reference Range(s): Not detected

Clinical Significance: This assay is used to detect the presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA in a patient's nasal swab specimen. The use of real-time PCR to detect the presence of MRSA DNA in clinical specimens allows for rapid patient testing.

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Culture, Salmonella / Shigella / Campylobacter and Shiga Toxin Reflex E. Coli O157

Test Code: 32114

Includes:
  • Salmonella and Shigella, Culture
  • Campylobacter, Culture
  • Shiga Toxins, EIA with Reflex to E. coli O157, Culture

If Shiga Toxin, EIA is Detected, Escherichia coli O157, Culture will be performed at an additional charge.

If culture is "Isolated", identification will be performed at an additional charge.
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate.

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Ova and Parasites, Stool

Test Code: 681

CPT Code(s): 87177, 87209

Includes: Ova and Parasite Concentrate Result, Trichrome Result

Methodology: Microscopic Examination of Concentrate • Permanent Stained Smear

Reference Range(s): No ova and parasites seen

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Microalbumin, Random Urine with and without Creatinine

Microalbumin, Random Urine with Creatinine

Test Code: 6517
CPT Code(s): 82043, 82570
Includes: Microablumin, Random Urine and Creatinine, Random Urine

Microalbumin, Random Urine without Creatinine

Test Code: 17674
CPT Code(s): 82043
Includes: Microablumin, Random Urine

Methodology: Turbidimetric

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Creatinine, Random Urine

Test code: 8459

CPT code(s): 82570

Methodology: Colorimetric • Kinetic

Reference range(s):

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Helicobacter Pylori Urea Breath Test, Infra-red (UBiT®)

Test code: 14839

CPT code(s): 83013

Methodology: Infra-red spectrophotometry (ir)

Reference range(s): Not detected

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