ThinPrep® Automated Pap and HPV mRNA E6/E7, C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae

Test Code

91339

CPT Codes
88175 (HCPCS: G0145), 87624, 87491, 87591<br>This test is not available for California patient testing.

Includes

ThinPrep® Imaging System Pap
HPV mRNA E6/E7
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Urogenital

Preferred Specimen

Pap sample collected in 1 ThinPrep pap vial

Instructions

Note: Cervical sources are required for HPV testing. If a vaginal source from a patient who has had a total hysterectomy with removal of cervix was submitted, please contact the testing laboratory for alternative testing options.

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

ThinPrep® (PAP)
Room temperature: 42 days
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable

ThinPrep® (HPV)
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 105 days
Frozen: Unacceptable

ThinPrep® (CTNG)
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 12 months

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

Cervical swabs in Digene® HC cervical sampler • Digene® vials • Swabs • SurePath™ vials • Received frozen

Methodology
See individual tests

Setup Schedule

Set up and Report available: See individual tests

Reference Range

See individual tests

Clinical Significance

ThinPrep Imaging System Pap - 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.

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.