TEST

CODE

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT

VACUTAINER

BILLING

LOC

B–CAROTENE

(CAROTENE)

CAR

Serum, 4 mL

Protect from light

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 20 days

2 YELLOW SST

OHIP

LL

B12

(VITAMIN B12)

(COBALAMINS)

B12

Serum

Centrifuge only

TAT – 1 day

YELLOW SST

OHIP

BTL

B2 MICROGLOBULIN

(BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN)

(MICROGLOBULIN)

B2MIC

Serum

Centrifuge only

Store and transport refrigerated

TAT – 25 days

YELLOW SST

$50.00

LL

           

B2 MICROGLOBULIN

(BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN)

(MICROGLOBULIN)

B2MIC

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

Collect & submit a FRESH urine collection.

Ask patient to void, then drink a glass of water and then ONE HOUR LATER, collect a urine for submission

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 25 days

 

$50.00

LL

BARBITURATE SCREEN

BARB

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT – 2 days

 

OHIP

LL

BARTONELLA

(BARTONELLE HENSELAE)

(CAT SCRATCH DISEASE)

RPHL

Serum, 1 mL

Centrifuge only

TAT – 10 days

YELLOW SST

N/C

PHL

BENADRYL

(DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

RCML

Serum, 3 mL

Centrifuge and separate

TAT – 15 days

PLAIN RED

OHIP

LL

BENCE–JONES PROTEIN

(IEP- RANDOM URINE)

(IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS)

(HEAVY AND LIGHT CHAINS)

BENC

Urine, 50 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

First morning specimen preferred

TAT – 5 days

 

OHIP

LL

BENCE–JONES PROTEIN

(IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS)

(HEAVY AND LIGHT CHAINS)

24BJ

24 Hour Urine

10 mL aliquot – submit in an orange or   white cap container labelled CREATININE and a 50 mL aliquot – submit in an orange or white cap container labelled BENCE JONES

State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP Requisition and on the specimen container

Retain a duplicate 50 mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported

TAT – 5 days

 

OHIP

LL

BENZENE (PHENOL)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

BENZODIAZEPINE

BENZ

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT – 2 days

 

OHIP

LL

BENZTROPINE MESYLATE

RCML

Urine, 10 mL (random) urine

Store and transport refrigerated

TAT – 3 days

 

$35.00

LL

BERYLLIUM RCML

24 Hour Urine (Acid Washed Container)

*Order Acid Washed Container from Main Lab as required.

Submit a 20mL sample in a sterile urine container

Record total volume on requisition and on the specimen container

Store and ship refrigerated

Retain a duplicate 90mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported

TAT – 7-10 days

  $55.00 LL

BERYLLIUM

RCML

Urine, 20ml (random)

Ensure that hands are washed and clothes are free of contamination.

Store and transport refrigerated.

For industrial exposure, collect specimen at the end of the work shift

TAT—5 to 10 days

 

$55.00

LL

 

BETA 2 GLYCOPROTIEN I IgG

(BETA-2-GP-I IgG)

(B2GPI) (BETA2 GLYCO)

RCML

Serum

Centrifuge and separate.

Store and transfer frozen.

TAT – 30 days

YELLOW SST

OHIP

LL

 

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN

(MICROGLOBULIN)

See B2 MICROGLOBULIN

B2MIC

 

 

 

 

 

BETA–Hcg, PREGNANCY

(BHCG)

(HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN)

HCG

Serum

Centrifuge only

TAT – 1 day

YELLOW SST

OHIP

BTL

 

BETA–Hcg, ONCOLOGY

(HCG FOR ONCOLOGY)

See BETA-Hcg, PREGNANCY

 

HCG

Label tube “hCG for Oncology”

 

 

 

 

BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE

(BHBA)

(3HBA)

BHYDRO

Serum

Centrifuge and separate.

Freeze immediately and store/transport frozen

TAT – 7 days

YELLOW SST

$35.00

LL

 

BETA TRANSFERRIN

RCML

Fluid

Accept any container/tube received.

Indicate source.

Store and transport frozen

● Analysis includes Beta 1 Transferrin and Beta 2 Transferrin

TAT – 14 days

 

OHIP

LL

 

BICARBONATE

(CARBON DIOXIDE)

(CO 2)

(HCO 3)

CO2

Serum

Centrifuge only

TAT – 1 day

YELLOW SST

OHIP

BTL

 

BILE ACIDS

(BILE SALTS)

BILE

Serum, 1 ml

Patient must be fasting for minimum 12 hours

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 7 days

YELLOW SST

$45.00

LL

 

BILIRUBIN

(BILE)

UBILI

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT – 1 day

 

OHIP

LL

 

BILIRUBIN, CONJUGATED

(DIRECT BILIRUBIN)

(BILIRUBIN FRACTIONATION)

(BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDATED)

DBIL

 

 

RMFT

Serum

Centrifuge only

For Quebec Insured patients - centrifuge only and protect from light

TAT – 1 day

 

YELLOW SST

OHIP

LL

 

BILIRUBIN, TOTAL

BILI

Serum

Centrifuge only

TAT – 1 day

YELLOW SST

OHIP

BTL

 

BILIRUBIN, UNCONJUGATED

(INDIRECT BILIRUBIN)

(BILIRUBIN NON-GLUCURONIDATED)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

BIO AVAILABLE

TESTOSTERONE

(TESTOSTERONE BIO AVAILABLE)

 

FOR MALE PATIENTS

 

FOR FEMALE PATIENTS

 

 

 

 

 

BIOT

 

BIOF

Serum, 2 mL

Collect specimen in morning

Free and Total Testosterone ordered, code for these tests and follow sample-processing procedure

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 25 days

 

YELLOW SST

 

(Males)

$60.00

 

(Females)

$65.00

DYN

 

BIQUIN

(QUINIDINE)

(Q-10 METABOLITE)

RCML

Serum, 2 mL

Collect specimen 10 – 12 hours after last dose

Record time in hours that have elapsed between last dose and specimen collection

TAT – 3 days

PLAIN RED

OHIP

LL

 

BIRD FANCIERS’ DISEASE

See AVIAN PRECIPITINS

RCML

 

 

 

 

BISMUTH

RCML

Urine, 20ml (random)

Store and transport refrigerated

Ensure hands are washed and clothes are free of contamination.

For industrial exposure, collect specimen at the end of the work shift.

TAT – 5-10 days

 

 $80.00

 LL

 

BLASTOMYCOSIS ANTIBODY DERMATITIDIS

(BLASTOMYCES ANTIBODY)

See FUNGAL SEROLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLASTOMYCOSIS CULTURE DERMATITIDIS

See FUNGAL CULTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLEEDING TIME,

DUKE METHOD

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

BLEEDING TIME,

IVY METHOD

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

   

 

BLOOD CULTURE

BLDCULT1

Blood, 8-10 mL per bottle

Cleanse venipuncture site with iodine, then with alcohol

Wipe the tube rubber stopper with alcohol

Collect patient’s blood using a butterfly needle and adapter.

 

1 set (anaerobic + aerobic) should be drawn first; 30 minutes later, a second set should be taken.(The second set may be collected from the other arm immediately after the first collected).

** Refer to SCC Manual for detail instructions**

Mix gently

Adult – 2 sets (2 anaerobic + 2 aerobic)

Child – 1 set (2 aerobic)

 

STATE THE DATE AND TIME OF COLLECTION ON THE BOTTLES. Also include "culture #1" and "culture #2" on the bottles.

DO NOT REFRIGERATE BOTTLES

 

*Data Entry code BLDCULT2, if two(2) collections submitted (4 bottles)

*Data Entry code BLDCULT3, if three(3) collections submitted (6 bottles)

TAT – 7 days

BLOOD

CULTURE

BOTTLE

OHIP

BTL

 

BLOOD FILM EXAMINATION

CBC

Whole Blood

Abnormal results may be delayed due to interpretation by consultant

TAT – 1 day

LAVENDER

OHIP

BTL

 

BLOOD GROUP and Rh(D)

(ABO & TYPE, BLOOD TYPE, Rh FACTOR)

See ABO, Rh(D)

BGR

 

 

 

 

 

BLOOD GROUP, Rh(D) AND GENOTYPE

(GENOTYPE)

See ABO, Rh(D), GENOTYPE

RCML

 

 

 

 

 

BLOOD GROUPS, (ANTIGENS)

Eg. Kell, Duffy, KIDD

RCML

Blood

DO NOT SEPARATE

TAT – 2 days

PINK (EDTA)

OHIP

LL

 

BLOOD, QUALITATIVE

DIP

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT – 1 day

 

OHIP

BTL

 

BLOOD TYPE

(ABO & TYPE, BLOOD GROUP & Rh(D), Rh FACTOR)

See ABO, Rh(D)

BGR

 

 

 

 

 

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS

(WHOOPING COUGH)

RPHL

Nasopharyngeal Swab

Specimens should be collected during the acute phase of illness.

Use Bordetella pertussis BP collection kit. Do not use Multi-organism transport medium.

Store and transport refrigerated within 5 days of collection

TAT—10 days

 

N/C

PHL

 

BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS ANTIBODY

(WHOOPING COUGH)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI

(LYME DISEASE)

RPHL

Serum, 1 mL

Centrifuge only

Store and transport refrigerated

An acute (collected early after the onset of symptoms) and a convalescent (collected 6 weeks later) sample may be required for laboratory diagnosis. 

When a European Lyme is suspected, European Lyme serology should be specifically stated on the requisition.

TAT—7-21 days

YELLOW SST

N/C

PHL

 

 

 

BROAD SPECTRUM

DRUG SCREEN

(BROAD SPECTRUM DRUG ANALYSIS)

(DRUG SCREEN CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD)

UDS

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

Indicate the drug of interest on the OHIP Requisition.

  • Includes: Methadone, Cocaine, Morphine, Heroin, Oxycodone, Diphenhydramine, Ranitidine, Nortriptyline, Amphetamine, Ephedrine/ Pseudoephedrin, Phenylpropanolamine, and Other Drugs as detected

TAT – 10 days

 

OHIP

LL

 

BROMIDE

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES

(WIDAL TEST)

RPHL

Serum

Centrifuge only

Store and transport refrigerated

  • Testing Includes Brucella Abortus and Brucella Melitensis ·

TAT – 10 days

YELLOW SST

N/C

PHL

 

BUGS

(LICE)

See ARTHROPODS

RPHL

 

 

 

 

 

BUN

(UREA)

24URE

24 Hour Urine (no preservative)

50 mL aliquot – submit in a sterile urine container

State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP Requisition and on the specimen container

Retain a duplicate 50 mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported

Store and ship refrigerated

TAT – 1 day

 

OHIP

LL

 

BUN

(BLOOD UREA NITROGEN, UREA)

 

BUN

Serum

Centrifuge only

TAT – 1 day

YELLOW SST

OHIP

BTL

 

BUTABARBITAL

RCML

Urine, 25 mL( random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT – 15 days

 

OHIP

LL

 

BUTAZOLIDINE

(PHENYLBUTAZONE)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

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