Test Code Soft TRICH Wet Prep Screen
Additional Codes
SoftLab code | TRICH |
Epic code | LAB20021 |
Epic name | Wet Prep Screen |
Performing Laboratory
SFC - Poplar Bluff Lab
SFC - Dexter Lab
SFC - East Prairie Lab
SFC - Sikeston Lab for SFC - Sikeston, SFC - Charleston and SFC - Scott City
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must be tested within 2 hours of collection.
Specimen Type: Vaginal swab or urethral swab on prostatic secretions
Container/Tube: Placed in a tube of 0.5-1.0 ml physiological saline (0.9% NaCl)
Specimen Volume:
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient 2 hours
Reference Values
No Trichomonas seen
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87210
Methodology
Microscopy