Patient should avoid douches 48 to 72 hours prior to examination.
Specimen should not be collected during or shortly after menstrual period. Vaginal lubricants, speculum jellies, creams, and gels containing carbomer(s) may interfere with testing and should not be used during or up to 24 hours prior to sample collection.
Detection of high-risk HPV is dependent on the number of copies present in the specimen and may be affected by specimen collection methods, patient factors, stage of infection and the presence of interfering substances.
Collect
Acceptable collections:
Cervix
Endocervix
Cervicovaginal
Cervix/Endocervix
Minimum Volume
2 mL ***This test only to be used with Cervical or Endocervical Specimens***
Transport individually in a biohazard bag (one specimen per bag).
Place the ThinPrep vial and the requisition into a transport bag for delivery to the laboratory.
Make sure the vial cap is tight and does not leak.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
30 days
Unacceptable Conditions
Improper labeling or mislabeled vial.
Patient identification discrepancies between vial and requisition.
Specimen sent by unauthorized person.
Inadequate specimen, specimen leaked in transit or quanity not sufficient.
Excessively bloody sample.
Specimen submitted on a male patient.
Section
Microbiology / Molecular
LAB Code
LAB00809
Performed
Test performed daily Monday - Friday
Methodology
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Interval
Negative
Interpretive Data
The cobas HPV test yields the following three results: one pooled result (types 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 66) and 2 individual results (type 16 and 18).
CPT Codes
87624
LCHG
60102110
Updated/Reviewed
Reviewed 12/3/24 dj / lc
Collection
Patient Preparation
Patient should avoid douches 48 to 72 hours prior to examination.
Specimen should not be collected during or shortly after menstrual period. Vaginal lubricants, speculum jellies, creams, and gels containing carbomer(s) may interfere with testing and should not be used during or up to 24 hours prior to sample collection.
Detection of high-risk HPV is dependent on the number of copies present in the specimen and may be affected by specimen collection methods, patient factors, stage of infection and the presence of interfering substances.
Collect
Acceptable collections:
Cervix
Endocervix
Cervicovaginal
Cervix/Endocervix
Minimum Volume
2 mL ***This test only to be used with Cervical or Endocervical Specimens***
Transport individually in a biohazard bag (one specimen per bag).
Place the ThinPrep vial and the requisition into a transport bag for delivery to the laboratory.
Make sure the vial cap is tight and does not leak.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
30 days
Unacceptable Conditions
Improper labeling or mislabeled vial.
Patient identification discrepancies between vial and requisition.
Specimen sent by unauthorized person.
Inadequate specimen, specimen leaked in transit or quanity not sufficient.
Excessively bloody sample.
Specimen submitted on a male patient.
Ordering
Section
Microbiology / Molecular
LAB Code
LAB00809
Performance
Performed
Test performed daily Monday - Friday
Result Interpretation
Methodology
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Interval
Negative
Interpretive Data
The cobas HPV test yields the following three results: one pooled result (types 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 66) and 2 individual results (type 16 and 18).
