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HelpTest Code WET WET PREP, VAGINAL
Additional Codes
LAB252
Performing Laboratory
Porter Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Source: Vagina
Submission Container/Tube: Clean test tube
Collection & handling:
1. A swab of vaginal discharge is placed in
tube containing l mL of saline and gently agitated.
2. Keep specimen at body temperature as much as possible.
3. Submit immediately to the laboratory.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Body Temperature; Deliver immediately
Day(s) Performed
Daily; Always performed STAT
Methodology
Microscopic Review
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87210
Normal Reference Values
No trichomonas, yeast or clue cells seen.