Specimen Collection and Test Updates – July 2025

Test Updates

New tests

• NOCARDIA QUALITATIVE PCR, BRONCH WASH [LAB1231912]
• MUCORALES QUALITATAIVE PCR, BRONCH WASH [LAB1231913]
• MEASLES PCR MDHHS [LAB1231907]
• LAB1231904 Bone Marrow Culture
• Specimen type Bone Marrow and Specimen source Bone Marrow are removed from these 3 orders
  • LAB462 Peripheral Blood Culture
  • LAB242 Fungal Blood Culture
  • LAB246 AFB Blood Culture
• Specimen type Bone Marrow and Specimen source Bone Marrow are being added to these 2 orders
  • LAB240 Fungal Culture
  • LAB8770 AFB and Smear Culture
• LAB3499- Serotonin Release Assay (SRA) will be changed to a Lab Only orderable procedure.
• PD-L1 testing by Immunohistochemistry will begin to be reported as an individual test result for all regions.

Discontinued tests

• LAB2111536 IgE Pepper (Chili/Cayenne)
• LAB9984 PNEUMOCOCCAL ANTIBODY PANEL (14 SEROTYPE)
• 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D2 AND D3, SERUM [LAB1230925]
  • Replacement: VITAMIN D 25 HYDROXY [LAB1231583]
• LAB3341 Transplant Evaluation to MSU
• LAB3343 HLA Antibody PRA to MSU
• LAB3344 HLA Crossmatch to MSU
• LAB1230590 HLA Crossmatch Donor to MSU

Other updates

• For Corewell Health Southwest Labs: The billing for IHC CD4 and CD8 was updated from 88341 to 88344.

Document Updates

• Referral/Send Out Guide
• Reflex Testing

 

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EMR/LIS Updates (eSHare or EHR Interface):

The following lab tests have updated information for interfaced clients (non-Corewell Health/Independent Outpatient offices or not on Corewell Health EPIC) with Corewell Health Laboratories. If you did not receive the file definition via email, please contact your vendor, the PRAS Team or use the Contact Us link above.

If you require a file definition or compendium for your EMR please use the “Contact Us” link above.

FAQ for Orders and Results Interface

New Tests

The following tests have been added to the compendium. Please contact the PRAS team or use the contact us link above for more information, including result codes.

• Measles PCR MDHHS [1231907]
• Bone Marrow Culture [1231904]
• Mucorales Qualitative PCR, Bronch Wash [1231913]
• Nocardia Qualitative PCR, Bronch Wash [1231912]

Result Updates

The following tests have added or removed result and result aliases – please contact the PRAS team or use the contact us link above for further information

• Microfilaria/Trypanosome Parasite Exam [1230830]
• Complete Blood Count (CBC) W/Differential [11308]
• Complete Blood Count (CBC) No Differential [10033]
• Reticulocyte Count with Reticulocyte Hemoglobin [11763]
• Platelet Count [10221]
• Manual Differential BFL (LAB ONLY) [1230400]
• Manual Differential CSF (LAB ONLY) [1230105]

Discontinued Tests

The following tests have been removed from the compendium.

• 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 Serum [1230925] replacement test: [1231583] Vitamin D Hydroxy
• Lipoprotein(A), Serum [1230835] replacement test: [1230915] Lipoprotein(a)
• Pneumococcal Antibody Panel 14 Serotype [10782] replacement test: Pneumococcal Antibody Panel 23 Serotype [11515]
• Send Out Chlamydia/Gonorrhoeae RNA, TMA, Rectal (Lab Orderable Only) [1230633]
• REFLEX NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, TMA (ALTERNATE TARGET), RECTAL [1230632]
• REFLEX NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, TMA (ALTERNATE TARGET), UL [1230631]
• REFLEX CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, TMA (ALTERNATE TARGET), UL [1230630]
• SEND OUT TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS RNA, QUALITATIVE TMA, UROGENITAL [1230629]
• SEND OUT TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS RNA, QUALITATIVE TMA, URINE MALE [1230628]
• SEND OUT CHLAMYDIA/GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA WITH REFLEX TO ALTERNATE TARGET, UROGENITAL [1230627]
• REFLEX CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, TMA (ALTERNATE TARGET), RECTAL [1230626]
• SEND OUT CHLAMYDIA/GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA, THROAT [1230625]
• Immature Platelet Fraction [1230390]
• This test is now Lab Orderable Only: Serotonin Release Assay SRA (LAB ONLY) [11760]

 

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