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CD25, IHC with Interpretation [37074X]
Test Code37074
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue in an IHC specimen transport kit
Other Acceptable Specimens
3 (4-micron sections) unstained, positively charged slides
Instructions
Please include surgical pathology report.
Pathology report must include: Physician identification, specimen identifiers (case and block number), specimen site and type, tissue proccessing used (routine or microwave), type of fixative, time and duration of fixation, pathological diagnosis, and IHC score, if performed elsewhere.
Pathology report must include: Physician identification, specimen identifiers (case and block number), specimen site and type, tissue proccessing used (routine or microwave), type of fixative, time and duration of fixation, pathological diagnosis, and IHC score, if performed elsewhere.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Rejection Criteria: Fixed tissue and tissue in neutral buffered formalin are not acceptable specimen types.
Methodology
Immunohistochemical Assay
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri a.m.; Report available: 2 days
Reference Range
Interpretive report
Clinical Significance
To define T-cells, hairy cells and eligibility for treatment with anti-CD25.
