Test Directory (W-#)
This database contains all the necessary information you require for specimen collection of a test being sent to Bio-Test Laboratory. The information has been taken from Bio-Test’s Test Specification Guide (TSG).
TAT = Turn around time.
Some tests have more
collection requirements.
Please read carefully.
If the patient is required to pay for a test, there will be an amount indicated under the billing column.
LOC = Location of where test is being performed.
BTL = Bio-Test Laboratory
LL = Lifelabs
PHL = Public Health Laboratory
| TEST | CODE | SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT | VACUTAINER | BILLING | LOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAGNER SYNDROME See MOLECULAR GENETICS (II) | RCHEO | ||||
| WARFARIN See COUMADIN | RCML | ||||
| WBC (LEUKOCYTE COUNT) (WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT) See BLOOD FILM EXAMINATION | CBC | ||||
| WEIL'S DISEASE (LEPTOSPIROSIS ANTIBODIES) See LEPTOSPIRA ANTIBODIES | RPHL | ||||
| WEST NILE VIRUS | WNV | Serum, 2 mL Centrifuge only Store and transport refrigerated TAT—2-10 days | YELLOW SST | N/C | PHL |
| WET PREPARATION (TRICH) See TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS | VAG CER | ||||
| WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT (LEUKOCYTE COUNT, WBC) See BLOOD FILM EXAMINATION | CBC | ||||
| WHOOPING COUGH See BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS ANTIBODY | PERT | ||||
| WIDAL TEST See BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES | RPHL | ||||
| WOOD LAMPS TEST (RINGWORM OF SCALP) See DERMATOPHYTOSIS | RPHL | ||||
| WORM IDENTIFICATION (ASCARIS) | RPHL | Stool Submit stool and/or whole worm in a PARA kit with SAF Submit 1 specimen per day for 3 days Store and transport at room temperature TAT – 3 days | N/C | PHL | |
| WORM IDENTIFICATION | RPHL | Worm Submit whole worm in a sterile container with 0.90% saline solution. Store and transport at room temperature Kits for worm identification can be provided upon request. TAT –3 days | N/C | PHL | |
| X-INACTIVATION See MOLECULAR GENETICS (I) | RCHEO | ||||
| XYLENE (METHYLHIPPURIC ACID) | 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 – 1-2 days | UNINSURED | LL | |
| YERSINIA ANTIBODIES | RPHL | Serum, 1 mL Centrifuge only TAT—10 days | YELLOW SST | N/C | PHL |
| ZARONTIN See ETHOSUXIMIDE | ZARO | ||||
| ZIKA VIRUS, SEROLOGY | RPHL | Serum Centrifuge Store and transport refrigerated Note: Hemolysed, icteric, lipemic or microbially contaminated sera is not recommended for testing TAT - 3 weeks | 2 YELLOW SST | N/C | PHL |
| ZINC | ZNC | Serum Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes at room temp Centrifuge and separate Transfer an aliquot of serum to a new labelled Royal Blue top tube (without additive) cap tightly Store and transport refrigerated TAT – 2 days | ROYAL BLUE without additive | OHIP | LL |
| ZINC | URINE-RANDOM TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE | ||||
| ZINC | RCML | 24 Hour Urine (Acid Washed Container) *Order Acid Washed Container from Main Lab as required. Submit 7mL of urine in a labelled ROYAL BLUE top tube (WITHOUT ADDITIVE) State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP Requisition and on the specimen container Retain a duplicate 90mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported Store and ship refrigerated TAT – 1-2 weeks | OHIP | LL | |
| ZINC, RBC | RCML | Red Cells Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Remove the plasma, buffy coat layer and a little of the red cells and place into an empty tube, cap and discard. Keep the RED CELLS in the original Royal Blue tube. Ensure the cap is replaced tightly. Store and transport refrigerated. TAT -- 1-2 weeks | ROYAL BLUE with K2EDTA | $50.00 | LL |
| ZINC PROTOPORPHYRINS | ZPP | Whole Blood *Protect from light. *Do not centrifuge For Main Lab: Collect Mon-Wed and Thursday before 11 AM. For all other collection facilities (including physician offices), collect Mon-Wed ONLY. TAT – 1-2 weeks | ROYAL BLUE with K2EDTA | $40.00 | LL |
| ZOLOFT See SERTRALINE | RCML | ||||
| ZOSTER ANTIBODY (VARICELLA ANTIBODY) (VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY) See CHICKEN POX | VARI | Blood | |||
| ZOSTER ANTIBODY (VARICELLA ANTIBODY) (VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY) See CHICKEN POX, CULTURE | VARI | Swab | |||
| ZYPREXA See OLANZAPINE | RCML | ||||
| 1,25-DIHYDROXY (25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D) (VITAMIN D) (CALCITRIOL) See SECTION D3 | VITD | ||||
| 5-HIAA (5-HYDROXYINDOL ACETIC ACID) (HYDROXYINDOLE) (SEROTONIN METABOLITE) See SECTION H1 | 5HAAA | ||||
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE (SEROTONIN) See SECTION H1 | SEROT | ||||
| 7-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL (7DHC) See SECTION D1 | 7DE HYDRO | ||||
| 11-DEOXYCORTISOL See SECTION D1 | 11–DEOXY | ||||
| 17-OH STEROIDS (17-HYDROXY CORTICOSTEROIDS) See SECTION H1 | 24OH | ||||
| 17-OH PROGESTERONE (PREGNANETRIOL) (17-HYDROXY PROGESTERONE) See SECTION H1 | 17HP | ||||
| 17-KGS (17-KETOGENIC STEROIDS) See SECTION K1 | RCML | ||||
| 17-KS (17 KETOSTEROIDS, TOTAL) See SECTION K1 | 17KET |