Test Details
Mnemonic
UWFUN
Ordering Code
3513830
CPT-4 Code(s)
87801
Specimen Information
Collect
Tissue or non-blood fluid
Specimen Preparation
Fresh frozen tissue or sterile fluid are the preferred specimen types. Paraffin embedded tissue, pure culture, or skin scrapings are acceptable.
Minimum Volume
1 mL fluid, 1 cc tissue
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Rejection Criteria
Whole blood, upper respiratory specimens, genitourinary specimens, serum or plasma
Stability
Room temperature: Paraffin embedded tissue, pure culture, skin scrapings
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Fresh tissue or fluid
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Fresh tissue or fluid
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
University of Washington Reference Lab
New York DOH Approval Status
No