Protect paraffin block and/or slides from excessive heat. Transport all case material to include stained slides, paraffin blocks, and/or wet tissue along with original pathology report.
Unacceptable Conditions
Incomplete, depleted, or non-representative material.
No or incomplete order.
Outside pathology report, slides, blocks, &/or patient identifiers do not match.
Outside report not in English.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature. Avoid heat. Ship in cooled container during summer months.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: indefinitely. Also acceptable: Refrigerated.
Appropriate stains and other ancillary testing may be performed and charged separately for diagnosis at the discretion of the CHOP pathologist.
CPT Codes
Variable
Collection
Collect
Pathology slides &/or blocks; wet tissue.
Specimen Preparation
Protect paraffin block and/or slides from excessive heat. Transport all case material to include stained slides, paraffin blocks, and/or wet tissue along with original pathology report.
Unacceptable Conditions
Incomplete, depleted, or non-representative material.
No or incomplete order.
Outside pathology report, slides, blocks, &/or patient identifiers do not match.
Outside report not in English.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature. Avoid heat. Ship in cooled container during summer months.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: indefinitely. Also acceptable: Refrigerated.
