Test Details
Mnemonic
BORDN
Ordering Code
3425780
CPT-4 Code(s)
87801
Specimen Information
Collect
Deer Tick
Specimen Preparation
Send one fresh intact deer tick in 1 - 10 mL 70% ethanol in a sterile screw capped plastic container.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Specimens submitted in formalin will not be accepted
Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes