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Test Code Epic LAB252 Wet Prep, Microscopy, Female Genital

Important Note

Specimen must be tested within 1 hour. Trichomonas can die and become difficult to detect outside of this timeframe.

Testing perfomed only on female genital specimens.

Test Identifies:

  • Trichomonas
  • Yeast
  • Clue Cells
Infectious

Additional Codes

Sunquest: WETP

Performing Laboratories

UPH Trinity Rock Island

UPH Trinity Bettendorf

UPH Trinity Moline

Patient Preparation

Standard vaginal/cervical swab collection.

Specimen Type

Vaginal/Cervical swab collection in BBL Culture Swab. 

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 1 hour

Refrigerated: Unacceptable

Frozen: Unacceptable

Minimum Volume

Entire collection/ 1 BBL Culture Swab

Reference Range

None Seen

Day(s) Performed

Sunday-Saturday

CPT Codes

87210

Reject Due To

Specimen collected in the wrong swab.

Specimen received in the lab after 1 hour of collection.

Collection from any source other than vaginal/cervical collection.

Method/Test Name

Wet Preparation/Wet Mount Microscopy

Report Available

1 hour