Test Details
Mnemonic
POCPL
Ordering Code
3600055
CPT-4 Code(s)
88182
Specimen Information
Collect
Products of conception in paraffin block
Specimen Preparation
Send paraffin embedded tissue refrigerated. Please include an H & E slide and pathology report.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Specimens fixed in Bowin's solution (picric acid), fixatives containing mercuric chloride or ethanol-based fixatives, decalcified specimens
Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Quantitative Flow Cytometry
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP
New York DOH Approval Status
No