Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TEST INCLUDES: CSF and serum oligoclonal bands
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: None found
METHODOLOGY: Isoelectric focusing (IEF) on agarose gel
CLINICAL USE: Diagnose diseases of the central nervous system
including meningitis, tumor, syphilis, and
multiple sclerosis
CPT: 83916
[OLIGUAA] Urine Oligosaccharides
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen urine
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Urine transport container
SPECIAL HANDLING: No preservative needed
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 3 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 days
METHODOLOGY: Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)
CPT: 84376
[OP] Ova & Parasite Exam
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Collect fresh stool specimen; transfer to
Para-Pak Zn-PVA (gray top) and Formalin (pink top) transport
media
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Para-Pak Zn-PVA and Formalin set
SPECIAL HANDLING: Avoid contamination of specimen by barium or
urine
TEST INCLUDES: O&P concentration, O&P trichrome stain
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 24 hours
CLINICAL INFORMATION: Aids in establishing a diagnosis of
parasitic infection
CPT: 87177; 88313
[OPANT] O&P Antigens Giardia/Cryptosp
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Raw stool
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Para-Pak Formalin (pink top)
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Giardia antigen and Cryptosporidium antigen
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Negative
METHODOLOGY: Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
CLINICAL USE: Diagnosis of infection with Giardia and/or
Cryptosporidium
CPT: 87328; 87329
[OPDIR] Ova & Parasites, Direct Prep