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Test Name:
Parasite Examination, Insect or Skin Scrapings
- SBMF No:
45379 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
ECTO - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
87168 - LOINC Code:
10672-4 - Ref Lab Test No:
0060247 - Also Known As:
Arthropod
Bedbug
Bot fly
Bug
Crabs
Ecto parasite
Ectoparasite
Flea
Fly Larvae (Maggot)
Louse
Maggots
Mange
Mites
Nit
Scabies
Spider
Tic
Tick - Also See:
27009 Parasite Examination, Worm or Worm Segment - Spec Type:
Parasite (Insect) - Spec Container:
Plastic container with tight-fitting lid - Alt Spec Type:
Skin Scrapings - Alt Spec Container:
Plastic container with tight-fitting lid - Spec Collect:
Immerse the parasite in 5-10 mL 70-80% ethanol and place in a clean plastic container with a tight-fitting lid
If scabies is suspected, scrape the stratum corneum from the leading edge of the lesion and place in 2-3 mL of 70-80% ethanol in a clean plastic container with a tight-fitting lid
Note source of specimen on container label and test request form - Spec Store Transport:
Room temperature
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines - Spec Stability:
1 month room temperature (20-30°C)
1 month refrigerated (2-8C)
Frozen (-20°C): Unacceptable - Spec Reject:
Stool specimen
Dry specimen (unpreserved)
Specimen submitted in preservative other than ethanol - Methodology:
Qualitative Macroscopic and Microscopic Examination - Reference Range:
Identification of ecto parasite or larval form - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Reported:
2-5 days - Test Type:
PARASITE
