CALCULUS, BLADDER OR RENAL STONE ANALYSIS

Message
SURGICAL PATHOLOGY /SEND OUT/QUEST


Test Code
STONE


Alias/See Also
RENAL KIDNEY STONE, STONE KIDNEY, BLADDER KIDNEY STONE, STONE ANALYSIS


Includes
COMPONENT 1, COMPONENT 2, WEIGHT, SPECIMEN SOURCE


Preferred Specimen
STERILE CONTAINER


Other Acceptable Specimens
Filtered material, dry stone (gall bladder, urinary bladder, salivary, prostate), submitted in a sterile, plastic leak-proof screw-cap container


Instructions
Dry kidney stone, submitted in a sterile, plastic, screw-capped container, room temperature or refrigerated (cold packs) --or-- ACCEPTABLE Urine filtrate, submitted in a sterile, plastic, leakproof container, STONES THAT ARE REMOVED FROM PATIENT SURGICALLY MUST HAVE AP TISSUE REQUEST FORM FILLED OUT. OR PATIENTS/INPATIENTS. OUTPATIENTS MAYSUBMIT STONE IN CUP AND DO NOT REQUIRE AP TISSUE REQUEST FORM. SF 515


Transport Container
STERILE CONTAINER, ROOM TEMPERATURE


Transport Temperature
ROOM TEMPERATURE


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 1 year
Refrigerated: 1 year
Frozen: 1 year


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
unlabeled sample


Methodology
Infrared Spectroscopy (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) • Stone weight: Gravimetric

Setup Schedule
DAILY


Report Available
3-4 DAYS


Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Valencia 27027 Tourney Road Valencia, CA 91355-5386

Additional Information
Stone Analysis with Image
Stone Analysis without Image


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.