Test Details
Mnemonic
HPVMR
Ordering Code
3400359
CPT-4 Code(s)
87624, plus 87625 if reflexed, at an additional fee
Specimen Information
Collect
Liquid cytology
Specimen Preparation
Send 5.0 mL liquid cytology (PreservCyt®) preservative Thin Prep® in APTIMA® specimen transfer tube (green label).
Alternate Specimen
ThinPrep® vial
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Rejection Criteria
Aptima® vaginal collection kit (orange label).
Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 90 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Transcription Mediated Amplification (TMA)
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes