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Test Code LAB1234539 Chlamydia trachomatis,Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis, NAA (Children < 13 yrs of age)

Important Note

LabCorp's test code: 183160

Useful For

Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis infections

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

Specimen Required

  • Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab, first-void urine (patient should not have urinated for one hour prior to specimen collection), or cervical cells in liquid cytology vial.

 

  • One swab, 2 mL of a 20 mL to 30 mL urine collection, or entire liquid cytology vial

 

  • Gen-Probe® Aptima® swab or Aptima® urine specimen transport; ThinPrep® liquid cytology vial

 

NOTE: For urine samples; Samples can be collected and transported to Asante Laboratories in sterile containers however they must be transported to the lab within 24 hours of collection. If received over 24 hours in a sterile container the specimen will be rejected.

Specimen Stability Information

Store specimen at room temperature.

 

Transport specimen at room temperature.

Reject Due To

  • Specimen with incorrect patient identification
  • Unlabeled specimen
  • Inappropriate specimen transport conditions
  • Specimens received after prolonged delay (usually >72 hours)
  • Specimen leaked in transit
  • Specimen in expired transport or incorrect transport device
  • Specimens with inappropriate source for test requested
  • Specimen with fixative or additives
  • Aptima® urine transport >30 days from collection
  • Aptima® urine transport with incorrect specimen volume
  • <15 mL urine submitted in sterile container
  • Receipt of urine in sterile container >24 hours from collection
  • Aptima® swab transport >60 days from collection
  • Aptima® swab specimens with incorrect specimen volume
  • Aptima® swab specimen without a swab
  • Cleaning swab (white-shaft swab) in Aptima® swab transport
  • Any non−Gen-Probe® swab submitted in Aptima® transport device
  • Wooden-shaft swab in transport device
  • Transport device with multiple swabs
  • Female urethral swab
  • Bloody or grossly mucoid specimens
  • Bacterial swabs
  • Specimen in ProbeTec™ UPT transport
  • ProbeTec™ Q-swabs
  • UTM-RT
  • SurePath™ vial

Day(s) Performed

Sun - Sat

 

Report Available

3 - 4 days from recipet at LabCorp

Method Name

Nucleic acid amplification (NAA)

CPT Code Information

  • Chlamydia Trachomatis NAA: 87491
  • Neisseria Gonorrhoeae NAA: 87591
  • Trichomonas Vaginalis NAA: 87661

Billing Code

  • Chlamydia Trachomatis NAA: 3000711
  • Neisseria Gonorrhoeae NAA: 3000734
  • Trichomonas Vaginalis NAA: 3060190