CDOS

VAGINOSIS PANEL

Mnemonic: VP3

CPT Code: 87660 001 87510 001 87480 001

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Charge Code

70111759

Specimen Type

VAGINAL

Specimen Container

APPROVED VP3 COLLECTION SWAB AND TRANSPORT KIT

Specimen Handling

SPECIMEN COLLECTION IS A CRITICAL STEP. PERSONNEL COLLECTING VAGINAL FLUID SPECIMENS SHOULD BE WELL-TRAINED TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF INADEQUATE SPECIMENS. FOR SPECIMEN COLLECTION, USE ONLY THE AFFIRM VPIII AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT SYSTEM, THE AFFIRM VPIII SAMPLE COLLECTION SET OR THE SWABS PROVIDED IN THE AFFIRM VPIII MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION TEST KIT.

Unacceptable Conditions

NOT SUBMITTED IN ATTS AND >1 HR ROOM TEMP AND >4 HRS REFRIGERATED

Temperature

ROOM TEMP

Methodology

NUCLEIC ACID PROBE W/TARGET AMPLIFICATION

Additional Information

VAGINITIS, ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE, ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 10 MILLION OFFICE VISITS EACH YEAR. THE THREE MAIN CATEGORIES OF VAGINITIS ARE BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS (BV), YEAST VAGINITIS (CANDIDIASIS) AND T. VAGINALIS VAGINITIS (TRICHOMONIASIS).

Stability

AFFIRM VPIII AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TRANSPORT SYSTEM (ATTS)= 72 HOURS

Turn Around Time

NEXT DAY

Place of Service

GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER

Result Code	Result Name	Units of Measure
VP3CAND	VP3 CANDIDA
VP3GARD	VP3 GARDNERELLA
VP3TRICK	VP3 TRICHOMONAS

Reflex Order Code	Reflex Order Name	Reflex CPT4

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