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Test Code LAB12010 Pinworm Prep

Department

MICROBIOLOGY

Collection Requirements

Call 583-6755 to order pinworm collection kit.

Collect before patient rises in morning, before a bowel movement or bath.

Using the side of the collection paddle marked “Sticky Side”, press the gummed surface against several areas of the perianal region.

Return the paddle to the plastic container and secure the cap.

Submit to lab within 24 hours of collection.

Primary Collection Container

Pinworm Collection Kit

Transport

Ambient

Preferred Transport Temperature

Ambient

Stability

Ambient: 24 hours

Reference Range

No Enterobius Vemicularis (Pinworm) Observed

Methodology

Direct Examination

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

6:30 am – 3:00 pm

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

87172

Additional Information

A series of 4-6 consecutive preps may be necessary to demonstrate the infection.