Test ID: 705969 CPT code: 86900 Synonyms: •Blood Grouping and Rh Typing •Blood Type •Group and Type •Type and Rh Clinical Use: Determination of ABO blood group and Rh type for transfusion candidates. Group and typing of expectant mothers and newborns may indicate potential for ABO hemolytic disease of the fetus/newborn. Rh typing is used to determine Rh immune globulin …
B Cell Panel (IgH, IgK)
Test ID: 706585 CPT code: 81261; 81264 Synonyms: B-Cell Gene Rearrangements Profile, IgH and IgK IgH Clonality Assay IgH Gene Rearrangement Assay IgK Clonality Assay IgK Gene Rearrangement Assay Clinical Use: This profile can be used to detect clonal B-cell immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) and immunoglobulin κ light chain (IgK) gene rearrangements in blood, bone marrow, and tissue specimens with …
C Difficile Toxigenic Culture
Test ID: 705720 CPT code: 87493 Clinical Use: Aid in the diagnosis of antibiotic-associated diarrheal disease and pseudomembranous colitis. Toxigenic C difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and colitis and is the causative agent for virtually all cases of pseudomembranous colitis. Although about 2% of normal healthy adults are colonized with C difficile, many patients acquire this organism …
D-Dimer (Latex)
Test ID: 704428 CPT code: 85379 Clinical Use: This test can be used to exclude VTE with nonhigh pretest probability (ie, low or low/moderate pretest probability). In an exclusion strategy, a D-dimer below the established threshold in a nonhigh pretest probability patient does not require further testing to exclude VTE. Specimen Type: Plasma, frozen Requested Volume: 2 ml Minimum Volume: 1 …
E coli Shiga Toxin
Test ID: 705746 CPT code: 87427 Synonyms: E coli O157 EHEC, Stool Culture Shiga Toxin Clinical Use: Detect the presence of Shiga-toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic E coli Specimen Type: Stool or rectal swab placed in stool culture transport vial Requested Volume: Rectal swab with obvious stool Minimum Volume: Rectal swab with obvious stool Container Type: Stool culture transport vial; culture collection swab may be …
F-VIII INH, Comprehensive
Test ID: 704523 CPT code: 85240, 85730, 85732 (x3) Synonyms: Bethesda Titer Factor VIII Inhibitor Profile, Comprehensive Clinical Use: Confirmation and characterization of factor VIII inhibitor Test Information: Factor inhibitors (also called circulating anticoagulants or inactivators) are endogenously produced antibodies that interfere with coagulation in vivo or in vitro. These inhibitors are frequently specific for their respective coagulation factors. Specific factor …