| foreign bodies | |
| Synonyms: | Foreign Material, "Hardware" |
| Specimen: | Entire material |
| Container: | |
| Volume: | Entire material |
| Minimum Volume: | |
| Specimen Collection: | Non-tissue foreign materials recovered from patients in the Emergency Department or during surgery. |
| Handling Instructions for Offsite Areas: | Submit to Pathology following specimen guidelines. |
| Lab Code: | PATH |
| Requisition: | Pathology |
| Test Includes: | Gross examination, identification and photographed |
| Critical Value: | |
| Test Frequency: | Monday - Friday |
| Routine TAT: | 3 working days |
| CPT Code(s): | 88300 |
| LCD or NCD: | |
| Methodology Used: | See Addendum XVII |
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Albany Medical Center 43 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY, 12208 |
Date: 05/24/2013 Time: 18:10:50 (24hr) |
