Tick Identification with Reflex to Borrelia Species by PCR (Lyme Disease)
| CPT Code(s): | 87168; if reflexed, add 87801 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation: Collect:Full intact tick, dead Specimen Preparation:Transport tick in 70 percent ethanol in an RDL Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 1 tick) Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. Storage/Transport Temperature:Room temperature. Also acceptable: Refrigerated Stability:Ambient: 2 weeks; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: Unacceptable |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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