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ABO Grouping and Rho(D) Typing

Test Details Synonyms Blood Grouping and Rh Typing Blood Type Group and Type Type and Rh Test Includes ABO blood grouping and Rh typing Use Determination of ABO blood group and Rh type for transfusion candidates. Group and typing of expectant mothers and newborns may indicate potential

Aerobic Bacterial Culture

Test Details Synonyms Culture, Bacterial, General, Aerobic Eye Fluids Routine Culture, Abscess Wound Test Includes Isolation and identification (additional CPT codes) of potential aerobic pathogens and drug susceptibility tests (additional charge). Gram stain (additional test) is recommended

Aerobic Culture Extended Incubation

Test Details Synonyms Culture, Bacterial, General, Aerobic Eye Fluids Routine Culture, Abscess Wound Test Includes Isolation and identification (additional CPT codes) of potential aerobic pathogens and drug susceptibility tests (additional charge). Gram stain (additional test) is recommended

Alanine Aminotransferase ( ALT / SGPT )

Test Details Synonyms Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase SGPT Transaminases Use A liver function test, ALT is more sensitive for the detection of hepatocyte injury than for biliary obstruction. ALT is more specific for liver injury than AST (SGOT). Useful for hepatic cirrhosis, other liver disease

Albumin Creatinine Ratio Urine

Test Details Synonyms Albumin:Creatinine Ratio, Random Urine Test Includes Albumin, random urine; creatinine; albumin:creatinine ratio Use Measurement of albumin levels in urine below the detection level of urine dipsticks. This test is useful in the management of patients with relatively

Albumin, Serum

Test Details Use Evaluation of nutritional status, blood oncotic pressure; evaluation of renal disease with proteinuria and other chronic diseases. High albumin may indicate dehydration. Look for increase in hemoglobin, hematocrit in such patients. Low albumin is found with use of I.V. fluids, rapid

Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum

Test Details Use Causes of high alkaline phosphatase include bone growth, healing fracture, acromegaly, osteogenic sarcoma, liver or bone metastases, leukemia, myelofibrosis, and rarely myeloma. Alkaline phosphatase is used as a tumor marker.3,4 In rickets and osteomalacia, serum calcium and phosphorus

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Serum, Tumor Marker

Test Details Synonyms AFP, Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP), Serum, Tumor Marker Use The most important application of AFP testing in cancer management is for testicular cancer. Although not present in pure seminoma,1 elevated serum AFP is closely associated with nonseminomatous testicular cancer

Amylase, Serum

Test Details Use Work-up for abdominal pain, epigastric tenderness, nausea, and vomiting. Such findings characterize acute pancreatitis as well as acute surgical emergencies such as gastrointestinal perforation (eg, peptic ulcer with perforation) or bowel infarct. Amylase is used in the differential

Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture

Test Details Synonyms Anaerobic Culture, Abscess Anaerobic Culture, Body Fluid Anaerobic Culture, Wound Culture, Anaerobic Wound Anaerobic Culture Test Includes Isolation and identification (additional CPT coding of 87076, 87077, 87143, or other code depending on methods required) of potential

Anaerobic Culture

Test Details Synonyms Anaerobic Culture, Abscess Anaerobic Culture, Body Fluid Anaerobic Culture, Wound Culture, Anaerobic Wound Anaerobic Culture Test Includes Susceptibility testing available upon request if culture results warrant (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for

Androstenedione LCMS

Test Details Synonyms 4-Androstenedione δ4-Androstene,3,17-dione.

Androstenedione LCMS

Test Details Synonyms 4-Androstenedione δ4-Androstene,3,17-dione.

Anti dsDNA Antibodies

Test Details Synonyms Anti-N-DNA Antinative DNA Test Includes Semiquantitative result of IgG class antibodies Use Specific assay for confirming the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Multiplex / Qualitative / Direct

Test Details Synonyms ANA Direct Use Detect antibodies to nuclear antigens.

Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Multiplex Immunoassay

Test Details Synonyms ANA With Reflex ANA-specific Antibodies Extractable Nuclear Antibodies Test Includes Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) will reflex if positive to dsDNA; RNP; Sjögren’s A; Sjögren’s B; Smith (Sm). If reflex testing is performed, additional charges/CPT code(s) may

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT)

Test Details Synonyms Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase SGOT Transaminases Use A wide range of disease entities alters AST (SGOT), with origin from many organs. When an increased AST is from the liver, it is more likely to relate to disease of the hepatocyte. Other enzymes, including alkaline

Bilirubin, Direct

Test Details Use Evaluate liver and biliary disease. Increased direct bilirubin occurs with biliary diseases, including both intrahepatic and extrahepatic lesions. Hepatocellular causes of elevation include hepatitis, cirrhosis, and advanced neoplastic states. Increased with cholestatic drug reactions,

Bilirubin, Total

Test Details Use Causes of high bilirubin: Liver disease: hepatitis, cholangitis, cirrhosis, other types of liver disease (including primary or secondary neoplasia); alcoholism (usually with high AST (SGOT), GGT, MCV, or some combination of these findings); biliary obstruction (intrahepatic or extrahepatic);

Blood Culture Routine

Test Details Synonyms Culture, Blood, Routine Test Includes Culture; isolation, identification, and susceptibility testing (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply). CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with

C-Reactive Protein (CRP), High Sensitivity (Cardiac Risk Assessment)

Test Details Synonyms Cardiac C-Reactive Protein (CRP) High-sensitivity CRP Use Measurement of CRP by high sensitivity CRP assays may add to the predictive value of other markers used to assess the risk of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease.

C-Reactive Protein Test, Quantitative

Test Details Test Includes Quantitative concentration of CRP (mg/L) in serum Use CRP is an acute phase reactant, which can be used as a test for inflammatory diseases, infections, and neoplastic diseases. Progressive increases correlate with increases of inflammation/injury. CRP is a more sensitive,

Calcium, Serum

Test Details Use Work-up for coma, pancreatitis and other gastrointestinal problems, nephrolithiasis, polydipsia, polyuria, azotemia, multiple endocrine adenomatosis. Causes of high calcium: Hyperparathyroidism − look also for high ionized calcium, measured or calculated. Hyperparathyroidism may

Cancer Antigen CA 125

Test Details Synonyms CA-125, Second Generation Assay Use The Elecsys CA 125 II assay is labeled “For in vitro diagnostic use” in the manufacturer’s package insert.1 Additional Information This immunoassay is intended for the in vitro quantitative determination of OC 125

Cancer Antigen CA 27.29

Test Details Synonyms CA 27.29 Antigen Truquant BR Use Manage patients with metastatic carcinoma of the breast. Additional Information CA 27.29 is a highly polymorphic glycoprotein belonging to the mucin family and is the product of the muc-1 gene. It is most useful using serial measurements