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SP-PAP + CT/NG RNA, TMA
Test CodeLAB3794
Quest Code
18816X
Alias/See Also
18816X
CPT Codes
ACCES
Includes
SurePath™ Imaging Pap
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA
In instances where computer-assisted Pap testing is unable to make an evaluation, manual screening will be performed. All SurePath™ Imaging Pap tests and all ThinPrep® Imaging System tests will be CPT coded as 88175.
Pap results requiring physician interpretation will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 88141; HCPCS: G0124).
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA
In instances where computer-assisted Pap testing is unable to make an evaluation, manual screening will be performed. All SurePath™ Imaging Pap tests and all ThinPrep® Imaging System tests will be CPT coded as 88175.
Pap results requiring physician interpretation will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 88141; HCPCS: G0124).
Preferred Specimen
Pap sample collected with a cytobrush and spatula
or cytobroom. Cytobrush and spatula or cytobroom
tip submitted in a Surepath vial. Alcohol based
solution that serves as preservative and transport
media for gynecological samples.
or cytobroom. Cytobrush and spatula or cytobroom
tip submitted in a Surepath vial. Alcohol based
solution that serves as preservative and transport
media for gynecological samples.
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 4 Weeks
Refrigerated: 6 Months
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 6 Months
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unlabeled vial, leakage of fluid during transport,
mismatch between name of patient on vial and
name on test requisition, Surepath (blue) vials
without the head of the collection device(s)
in the fluid. Expired vial.
mismatch between name of patient on vial and
name on test requisition, Surepath (blue) vials
without the head of the collection device(s)
in the fluid. Expired vial.
Methodology
See individual tests
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 3-5 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Liquid based Pap testing is intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by the Bethesda System for Reporting Results of Cervical Cytology. Pap screening is not reliable for the detection of endometrial cancer.
