Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative < 1:1
CLINICAL USE: Aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of
histoplasmosis
CPT: 86698
[HISTOPCR] Histoplasmosis Interpretation
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature; Frozen
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), CSF or urine;
Frozen tissue
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA) or sterile container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL (blood)
1 mL CSF, BAL or Urinre
>3 mm tissue
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Not Detected
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CLINICAL USE: Detects the presence of Histoplasma capsulatum.
DNA in clinical specimens
CPT: 87798
[HISTTM] UR HISTAMINE TIMED
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen aliquot of 24-hour urine collection
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container
SPECIAL HANDLING: 24 hour urine collected in "P" container
(no preservative); keep refrigerated during
collection
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 15 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4-8 days
METHODOLOGY: Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
CLINICAL USE: Evaluate possible systemic mastocytosis
CPT: 83088
[HIT] Heparin-Induced Platelet Antibody
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes then
centrifuge 10 minutes at 3000 rpm
Include heparin type and concentration
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 transport tubes with 1 mL serum each
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 transport tubes with 0.5 mL serum each
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday through Friday; Must be in ET Lab
by 12:00 pm and at VA by 1:00 pm
TURNAROUND TIME: 1-2 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative
OTHER NAMES: HAT; Heparin-Associated Thrombocytopenia Ab;