TEST CHANGE
Mycoplasma hominis PCR
Order Code: MYCOH
CPT Code: 87798
Referral Laboratory: Mayo Medical Laboratories
TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT
Urogenital Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma Species by PCR
Order Code: 2011172
CPT Code: 87798
Referral Laboratory: ARUP
Effective December 17, Mycoplasma hominis PCR (MYCOH) test will be sent to ARUP Laboratories temporarily due to the test being down at Mayo Medical Laboratories due to a reagent shortage.
Collection Instructions: Please send genital or rectal swab, or urine. Also acceptable: upper respiratory swabs, bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum, and tracheal aspirates. Transfer genital, rectal or respiratory swab, or 1 mL urine to viral transport media. If sending BAL, sputum, or tracheal aspirate: Transfer 1 mL to an empty sterile container. (Min: 0.5 mL). Ship the specimen frozen.
Methodology: Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
Analytic Time: 2-5 days