Specimen

Tissue

Minimum:

4 mm skin punch biopsy is required.

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.

Testing Schedule:

0800-1630 Monday through Friday.  For additional services, 
contact Clinical Pathology Resident on-call at pager #3404.

Analytic Time:

2 days

Reference Range:

The pathologist will provide an interpretative report.

Comments:

Deliver the formalin fixed specimen to the Surgical Pathology 
laboratory at 5804 JPP. Deliver the frozen specimen to the 
Immunopathology laboratory at 5238 RCP.

A completed requisition must accompany all requests. It should contain: 
patient name, medical record number, date of biopsy, tissue source, 
biopsy site, clinical history, question(s) to be answered, and 
differential diagnosis. Include other pertinent history and findings.

Methodology:

Light Microscopy and Direct Immunofluorescence

CPT Code:

88305 (technical and professional)
88346 x 5 (technical and professional)

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery