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Test Name:
Parasite Examination, Worm or Worm Segment
- SBMF No:
27009 - Performance Lab Name:
Microbiology - Test Mnemonic:
PARASITE - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
87169 - LOINC Code:
20932-0 - Also Known As:
Worm Identification
Helminth Identification - Also See:
45379 Parasite Examination, Insect or Skin Scrapings - Spec Type:
Worm or Worm Segments (or material suspected to be such)
NOTE: This is the only acceptable specimen type for this examination. - Spec Container:
Plastic container with tight-fitting lid - Pref Vol:
Entire specimen - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Place worm or worm segments in plastic container and cover with saline
Note the anatomic site from which the worm was recovered (e.g. intestinal) - Spec Store Transport:
Room temperature - Spec Stability:
24 hours room temperature (20-30°C) - Spec Reject:
Dry specimen
Specimen received in alcohol or formalin
Feces sample
Insect/Arthropod - Spec Remarks:
Do not recover specimen from toilet bowel, soil, or other environmental sources.
Only specimens from feces or other clinical sources can be identified. - Methodology:
Gross and microscopic examination - Use:
Macroscopic and/or microscopic examination used to diagnose parasitic infestation; identify worms recovered from patient; eliminate possibility of parasite presence. - Clinical Significance:
Infections with parasitic worms can range from few symptoms to serious dysentery, malnutrition, and anemia. - Reference Range:
Identification of helminth parasite - Day Run:
Mon-Fri - Time Run:
Day shift - Time Reported:
4:00 pm
Prelim: 2 days
Final: 3 days, 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm - Test Type:
PARASITE
