Cytology - Consultation
| WSLH Department: | Cytology |
| WSLH Test Code: | 93001 CONSULT |
| Availability: | Monday-Friday |
| Turn-around Time: | 2 business days |
| Recommended Uses: | Confirm original diagnosis. |
| Contraindications: | |
| Additional Tests Performed: |
| Patient Preparations: | None |
| Specimen Requirements: | Previously diagnosed, stained and cover-slipped slides of cytologic, cell block, and biopsy specimens. |
| Specimen Handling & Transport: | Transport all materials (slides, clinical history, reports) using cushioned protected mailers. Transport via courier or shipping carrier with a tracking option strongly preferred. |
| Collection Kit/Container: | |
| Collection Instructions: | None |
| Unacceptable Conditions: | Slides broken beyond repair in transport. Unlabeled or mislabeled slides, missing documentation. |
| Requisition Form: | |
| Required Information: | Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |
| Results Include: | Negative for Malignancy; Atypical Cells Present; Suspicious for Malignancy; Positive for Malignancy; and Unsatisfactory specimen. Results may also include inflammatory, bacterial, and viral findings. For Pap tests, includes the Bethesda Reporting System. |
| Limitations: | Findings must be correlated with history and other test results. Poorly fixed or air-dried samples impair evaluation. As with any laboratory test, both false negative and false positive results may occur. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | |
| Additional Comments: | Include paraffin cell blocks or 10 unstained slides cut from the original cell block, when available. |
| Methodology: | Review of previously diagnosed case results as requested by clinician or patient. |
| Includes: | Slides of cytologic preparations previously diagnosed. |
| CPT Code: | 88321 |
| Price: | $95.00 |