KOH PREPARATION - PARASITES
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
MICRO. RQN. | |
MGH LIS Test No |
5262 | |
Schedule |
Daily | |
Testing Time |
1 hour | |
Testing Lab |
Marquette General Hospital | |
QORR Test Code |
KOHP | |
Type |
hair, skin scraping | |
Volume |
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Temperature |
Ambient | |
Preservative |
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Collection Info |
Place specimen in steril screw capped container. Note: complete appropriate form: Inpatient: Microbiology request form. Reference: Reference lab request form |
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Clinical Utilities
Use for demonstration of sacoptyes scabei, Phithus pubis and body louse.
CPT Codes
87220
Reference Range
Negative
Component Information
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Reference Lab Home Page
Laboratory Main Page
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