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Abbreviation: VCHS1

Specimen Type: Buccal mucosa, eye, genital, rectal, throat or vesicle swab, or bronchoalveolar lavage, tissue or vesicle fluid.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Fluid: Sterile container or Viral Transport Media Swab or tissue: 3 mL viral transport media

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YVCHSA

LOINC: 5859-4

Volume: Fluid Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL in sterile container

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0065065 Refrigerate up to 72 hours. Also acceptable: 3 mL viral transport media

Abbreviation: CTCU

Specimen Type: Cervical, eye, rectal, urethral swab, or peritoneal fluid. Also acceptable for newborns: Nasopharyngeal aspirate, swab or washing.

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Viral Transport Media

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YCTCU

LOINC: 6349-5, 31208-2

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0060850

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: BETA42

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBETA42

Abbreviation: ADEVL

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated preferred; Frozen also acceptable

Tubes / Containers: CSF AD Biomarker Tube preferred

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADEVL

Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed T, W, Th / Reported 1-8 days

Additional Information: MAYO ID: ADEVL

Abbreviation: ACEC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YACEC

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AVAGM

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAVAGM

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: AVAM

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAVAM

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: FTACSF

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFTACSF

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.25 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: IMFSC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: IMFSC

Abbreviation: IGGC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YIGGC

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: IGMC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YIGMC

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LYMCRPS

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLYMCRPS

LOINC: 6318-0

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: WBLC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YWBLCR

Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MEEP

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Screw Top

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMEEP

Minimum Volume: 0.4 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: NMOCSF

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YNMOCSF

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ORXNA

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YORXNA

LOINC: 91670-0

Volume: 1.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed monthly (Second Monday) / Reported 3-32 days

Additional Information: MAYO ID: ORXNA

Documents: Neurology Specialty Testing Client Test Request

Abbreviation: WNABC

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YWNABC

LOINC: 41236-1, 29569-1

Volume: 1.0 mL CSF in a sterile tube

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate up to 48 hours and then freeze.

Abbreviation: IGGIS

Specimen Type: CSF and Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1), Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YIGGIS

Volume: 1 mL CSF AND 1 mL Serum

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL CSF AND 0.5 mL Serum

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MSPL

Specimen Type: CSF and Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1), Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMSPL

Volume: 0.4 mL serum AND 1 mL CSF

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL serum AND 0.8 mL CSF

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: OLGNL

Specimen Type: CSF and Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1), Sterile Container (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOLGNL

Volume: 1.5 mL CSF AND 1 mL serum

Minimum Volume: 0.7 mL CSF AND 0.5 mL serum

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AFBSM

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Specimen Cup

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAFBSM

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: This test is not orderable as a stand alone test, it MUST be ordered in conjunction with an acid fast culture. Early morning urine or sputum in a sterile leak-proof container. Gastric aspirate, body fluid and tissue in a sterile leak-proof container. Store and transport refrigerated at 2-8 C.

Abbreviation: MICSS

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMICSS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AIHT1

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Ambient/Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: ACD (Yellow) tube Also acceptable: purple top (EDTA) tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAIHT1

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Results within 5 working days

Abbreviation: BDAE

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBDAE

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts