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Test Code LAB17721 PRIMARY HPV WITH PAP IF INDICATED

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
ThinPrep Vial  Cervical Ambient 20 mL N/A N/A 30 days

Collect specimen in ThinPrep PreservCyt (Pap) vials with broom-type or cytobrush/spatula collection devices according to the manufacturer’s instructions. 

Vaginal samples are NOT acceptable, vaginal high risk HPV samples will be sent to Mayo Medical Laboratory for testing.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Monday – Friday / 1 day / Not available STAT

Method

RT-PCR

Instrumentation

Roche Cobas 6800

 

Reference Range

Negative for HPV. No DNA detected from HPV types 16,18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68.

Section

Chemistry

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes

CPT Code(s)

Description CPT Code
HPV Detection, High Risk Types                               87626