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Abbreviation: CGDP

Specimen Type: Swab / Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: APTIMA® Multitest Swab Specimen Collection Kit / Aptima Urine Collection Kit

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCGDP

LOINC: 21613-5, 24111-7, 31208-2

Volume: Transfer 2 mL of urine into the urine specimen transport tube within 24 hours of collection using pipette provided. Urine level should fall between the black fill lines on the transport tube label. Make sure cap is tightly secured to eliminate leaking.

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS

Additional Information: Results include: Chlamydia DNA and N. Gonorrhea DNA

Documents: https://www.testmenu.com/nebraska/Tests/276878

Abbreviation: TRIPCR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Aptima Swab/Aptima Urine: Ambient 1 month, Refrigerated 1 month. Unpreserved urine: 24 hours refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Aptima Swab / Aptima Urine Tube / Unpreserved urine

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTRIPCR

Volume: Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab in APTIMA Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit or urine transferred to an APTIMA Urine Specimen Transport Tube. Also acceptable, unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Unpreserved Urine is also acceptable up to 24 hours of collection. If unpreserved urine sent, testing will be changed to CGDPS and TVTMA.

Abbreviation: CDIFD

Specimen Type: Fresh liquid stool/soft stool. Only unformed stools taking the shape of the container will be tested.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated stable 5 days, Freeze if not tested within 5 days

Tubes / Containers: Sterile container; no preservative / Stool culture transport such as Cary Blair or Enteric Plus are also acceptable, however, if reflex confirmatory testing is needed, fresh stool is required and would be requested.

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCDIFD

LOINC: 54067-4

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: MICRO

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily at 10am, 2pm & 9pm / Reported 1 hr after testing

Additional Information: Auto reflexes to C. difficile antigen and toxin.

Abbreviation: RCDIFD

Specimen Type: Fresh liquid stool collected in a sterile container.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated 5 days / Frozen if not tested within 5 days

Tubes / Containers: Sterile container; no preservative

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YRCDIFD

LOINC: 54067-4

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported same day

Additional Information: WILL NOT REFLEX (for clients that perform antigen/toxin testing in-house)

Abbreviation: CCMVD

Specimen Type: Swab or Urine

Storage Temperature: Swab samples refrigerated up to 7 days / Urine sample frozen up to 3 days

Tubes / Containers: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected with a flocked swab / Urine - Sterile container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCCMVD

LOINC: 31208-2, 5000-5

Volume: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected w/ flocked swab in 3 mL UTM/VTM or 1 mL random urine

Minimum Volume: Buccal Swab/Saliva collected w/ flocked swab in 3 mL UTM/VTM or 1 mL random urine

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Test is validated for patients <21 days old.

Abbreviation: CMVDO

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Bone marrow, Bronchial wash/BAL/Sputum, CSF, Amniotic fluid, Body fluid, Urine and Tissue (fixed or snap frozen)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVDO

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CMVQB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVQB

LOINC: 72493-0, 72494-8, 48767-8

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.

Abbreviation: GIPARA

Specimen Type: Stool - Unpreserved

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGIPARA

LOINC: 60545-1, 60544-4, 6396-6, 70295-1, 41436-7

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed T, Th, Sat / Reported 2-5 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 2011150 This test detects Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia, Entamoeba histolytica, Dientamoeba fragilis, and Cyclospora cayetanensis.

Documents: http://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/2011150

Abbreviation: GIPPRPS

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: Room Temperature

Tubes / Containers: Cary Blair Container and Sterile Stool Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGIPPRPS

Volume: 1-5 mL fresh stool and 10 mL Cary-Blair or Enteric Plus transport media

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Results within 24 hours

Additional Information: Specimen must be in a cary blair vial and sterile container and must be received at testing facility within 4 days. C Diff Toxin will also be ran in addition to this panel. Please note if No C Diff Toxin is needed.

Documents: Gastrointestinal Panel Guidance

Abbreviation: HSDB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSDB

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.

Abbreviation: HSVPC

Specimen Type: Collect: Bone marrow in EDTA, broncial wash/bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)/sputum, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), tissue (fixed or snap frozen).

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate or Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVPC

Volume: 1.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Swabs are no longer acceptable. Order HSVD for swab specimens. Tissue must be collected and processed using sterile technique, i.e., sterile blades, and containers.

Abbreviation: HSVD

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSVD

LOINC: 20444-6

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-F / Reported 48-72 hours

Additional Information: Clinically suspicious herpetic cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions SWABBED and stored in BD UVT, Remel M4, Remel M4RT, Remel M5, Remel M6, StarSwab or UTM transport media

Abbreviation: HH6DP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHH6DP

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Serum or CSF is also acceptable to submit for this code.

Abbreviation: LSQPCR

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLSQPCR

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Transfer respiratory specimen: BAL, bronchial brushings, sputum, tracheal aspirate, or pleural fluid in a sterile container. Place nasopharyngeal swab in viral transport media.

Abbreviation: MYCPNA

Specimen Type: Fluid

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMYCPNA

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: OPOX

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Viral Transport Media

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOPOX

LOINC: 31208-2, 41853-3

Volume: Lesion swab in Viral Transport Media

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 1-3 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3005716 SPECIMEN SOURCE REQUIRED

Abbreviation: HPV

Specimen Type: SurePath Pap Vial

Storage Temperature: Ambient

Tubes / Containers: SurePath Pap Vial

Instrument / Location: BD Viper / PSPC

Host Code: YHPV

LOINC: 82675-0;77399-4;77400-0;61380-2

PSPC Testing Schedule: Results within 1-3 days from received date

Additional Information: All HPV's include 14 HR types with individual reporting of Genotypes 16, 18, & 45, if present. Please contact PSPC Cytology Dept. with any additional questions.

Abbreviation: FABRS

Specimen Type: Nasopharyngeal swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated; If delivery and processing exceed 48 hours, transport specimens frozen on dry ice.

Tubes / Containers: Universal or viral transport medium, 3 mL tubes

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFABRS

LOINC: 76078-5, 76080-1, 76089-2, 94565-9

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported within 24-48 hrs

Additional Information: Combo test will test for Covid 19, Influenza A/B and RSV. For patients with signs/symptoms of respiratory viral infection; Asymptomatic patients or patients where only SARS CoV-2 testing is required order COVID-19 by PCR (COV19)

Abbreviation: COV19

Specimen Type: Nasopharyngeal swab collected in universal or viral transport medium, 3 mL tubes. Other acceptable specimens include BAL, sputum, and trachael aspirates submitted in sterile container or nasal washings collected in universal or viral transport medium. Acceptable substitutes for universal or vial transport media include phosphate buffered saline (PBS), sterile saline, or liquid Amies.

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCOV19

LOINC: 31208-2, 94309-2

Volume: Ideal volume to complete testing is 3mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Cash price: $70.00 Results usually available within 48 hours of receipt in laboratory at RPS.

Abbreviation: MRSANS

Specimen Type: **** E Swab ONLY ****

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: **** E Swab ONLY ****

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMRSANS

LOINC: 72887-3

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 2-3 days

Additional Information: Please call lab for specific swab. Any Red top culturettes received will be sent for Culture in place of PCR.

Documents: ARUP # 3002032

Abbreviation: GASPCR

Specimen Type: E-swab

Storage Temperature: Room Temp Stable for 48 hrs

Tubes / Containers: E-swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGASPCR

LOINC: 31208-2, 48767-8, 41852-5

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Negative PCR tests will continue to reflex to culture

Abbreviation: TVTMA

Specimen Type: Unisex Aptima Swab / Urine Aptima Tube / Unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection

Storage Temperature: Aptima Swab/Aptima Urine: Ambient 1 month, Refrigerated 1 month. Unpreserved Urine: 24 hours refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Aptima Swab / Urine Aptima Tube / Unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTVTMA

LOINC: 74384-9, 31208-2, 46154-1

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 2005506

Documents: http://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/2005506

Abbreviation: ADVBL

Specimen Type: Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADVBL

LOINC: 62480-9

Volume: 1 mL plasma

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL plasma

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ADVOT

Specimen Type: Bone Marrow Aspirate, Respiratory speicmen, Body fluid, Urine, Stool, or Tissue (fresh, frozen or paraffin embeded)

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate. Transport snap frozen tissue in dry ice.

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADVOT

Volume: 2.0 mL Bone Marrow Aspirate in EDTA tube; 2.0 mL body fluid, respiratory sample, urine or stool in a sterile containter.

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Results in 3 days from time of receipt at RPS

Abbreviation: BPPRP

Specimen Type: Nasopharyngeal Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Nasopharyngeal swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBPPRP

LOINC: 23826-1

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Charcoal swab no longer acceptable.