CYTOLOGY, CERVICAL/ENDOCERVCIAL (CONVENTIONAL COLLECTION METHOD)
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
CYTO.RQN. | |
MGH LIS Test No |
4521 | |
Schedule |
Monday - Friday | |
Testing Time |
1 day | |
Testing Lab |
Marquette General Hospital | |
QORR Test Code |
CYTO.RQN. | |
Type |
Cervical, Endocervical | |
Volume |
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Temperature |
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Preservative |
Pap Perfect Spray Fixative | |
Collection Info |
1. Instruct the patient to avoid douches and the use of lubricants (i.e. KY jelly) 48-72 hours prior to examination. 2. Gently wipe the surface of the cervix with cotton swabs to remove excess blood and mucous. 3. With a spatula, thoroughly scrape the entire ectocervix with emphasis on the squamocolumnar junction. 4. Gently spread the material evenly onto one half of the glass slide. (Make sure the slide has been labeled with the patient's first and last name.) Immediately spray fix the half of the slide with the specimen on it using the Pap Perfect Cytology Fixative supplied by MGH. 5. Insert the endocervical brush into the cervical Os until only the bottommost fibers are exposed. Slowly rotate ¼ to ½ turn in one direction. DO NOT OVER-ROTATE. 6. Gently spread the material evenly onto the remaining half of the labeled glass slide. Immediately spray fix this portion of the slide using the Pap Perfect Cytology Fixative supplied by MGH. 7. Place slide in a cardboard container supplied by MGH when dry and deliver to the laboratory. NOTE: Pertinent clinical information regarding the patient's age, LMP, past gynecological surgery, previous malignancy, exogenous hormone therapy, radiation/chemotherapy, history of previous abnormal pap smears or history of abnormal vaginal bleeding is required for processing. |
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Clinical Utilities CPT Codes Reference Range
88164
An interpretive report will be sent.
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