Information for Healthcare Providers

PPA Medical Necessity Resources

COVID-19

• Cepheid Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus Fact Sheet
• Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 Fact Sheet
• Hologic Aptima SARS-CoV-2 Assay Fact Sheet
• Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough ID NOW COVID-19 Fact Sheet

Limited Coverage Determination Tests

• BNP (B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP Testing)
• Molecular Pathology Procedures
• UTOX (Qualitiative Drug Screening)
• Vit D (Vitamin D Assay Testing)

National Coverage Determination Tests

• Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Coding Policy
• Treponema Pallidum Medicare Guidelines

TEST CATALOG 
(Alphabetic, searchable listing of CMC and send-out tests including reference ranges, specimen requirements, transport instructions, etc)
See CMC Lab Reference Manual, below, for pathology specimen collection and processing requirements.

• Table of Contents
• Contact Information
• Laboratory Accreditations
• Laboratory Scope of Service
• Quality Management Practices
• Laboratory Collection Stations - Patient Service Stations
• Courier Service
• STAT Test Listing
• Reflex Testing
• Critical Value Policy
• Significant Results Notification
• Confidentiality and Disclosure of Results

• Ordering Information—1
• Ordering Information—2
• Completing a CMC Laboratory Requisition
• Laboratory Billing Policy
• ABN

• Blood Collection Tubes
• BD Vacutainer Tube Guide
• BD Vacutainer - Preparing a Quality Sample
• BD Citrate Tube Volume Draw Guide
• Blood Collection
• BD Guide - Venipuncture
• BD Guide - Troubleshooting Hints for Blood Collection
• BD Vacutainer Order of Draw for Multiple
• Proper Specimen Labeling 1
• Proper Specimen Labeling 2
• BD Vacutainer Labeling Guide
• Unacceptable Specimens
• Specimen Processing
• BD Vacutainer Preparing a Quality PST Sample for Analysis
• Specimen Packaging
• Special Handling
• Specimen Stability Time Sensitive Test Chart
• Transporting and Tracking Specimens

• Pretransfusion Testing Information

PATHOLOGY
Includes:

• Information Requirements for Pathology Specimens
• Pathology Specimen Collection and Handling

• Specimen Transport Guidelines
• Collection of Microbiology
• Pre-Surgical Nares Screen for MRSA

• Allergy Testing
• Drug Testing
• Detection of Genital Pathogens
• Glucose Specialty Testing
• Hepatitis Testing
• Thyroid Cascade
• Immunohistochemistry Markers

• Completing a CMC Requisition
• Lab Request
• GYN Cytology Requisition
• HPV Reflex Test Guidance
• Surgical and Non GYN Cytology Requisition
• Laboratory Service Supply Order Form – Non CMC Owned Clients
• Pathology Supply Order Form
• Standing Order Request Form
• Telephone Orders Documenting Form
• Patient Information Disclosure Form
• Authorization to Release or Request Protected Health Information
• ABN
• TEG Testing Requisition