Test Code PARASITE ID Ectoparasite Identification
Additional Codes
LAB1230042
Performing Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center - Microbiology
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Tick, lice, mite, or suspected parasite
Container/Tube: Clean container
Specimen Volume: Entire collection
Collection Instructions: Do not add preservative to the container
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Reference Values
Laboratory provides only a presumptive identification of different species of insects or arachnids.
Laboratory does not definitively identify deer ticks, does not identify ticks as male or female, nor does it test a tick for Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease). Any questions regarding testing of ticks for Lyme disease should be directed to the Oregon Department of Human Services at 971-673-1111.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87168