PARID - Overview: Parasite Identification

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Test ID: PARID    
Parasite Identification


Gross identification of parasites (eg, worms) and arthropods (eg, ticks, bed bugs, lice, mites)


Detecting or eliminating the suspicion of parasitic infection by identifying suspect material passed in stool or found on the body


Diagnosing delusional parasitosis


Identifying ticks, including Ixodes (carrier of Lyme disease)


Test IDReporting NameAvailable SeparatelyAlways Performed
BUGArthropod IdentificationNo, (Bill Only)No
WORMYParasite IdentificationNo, (Bill Only)No


When this test is ordered, 1 of the 2 reflex tests above will be performed and charged based on whether the object is an arthropod or worm. For parasite artifacts and nonhuman parasites, the reflex test performed will be based on whether the object most closely resembles a worm (eg, mucus strands, food material, fibers) or an arthropod (eg, free-living insects).



BUG: Arthropod and Artifact Identification

WORMY: Gross and Microscopic Examination




Parasite Identification


Louse Identification
Mite Identification
Tick Identification
Tapeworm Indentification
Bedbug Indentification
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