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Urinalysis Report Change |
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Falsely Elevated CO2 (Bicarbonate) In Samples with High LDH |
| 10/13/2025 |
Ambetter Coverage Changes for Laboratory Testing |
| 10/9/2025 |
Lab Alert: Test Code Change for IgE |
| 9/29/2025 |
Upcoming Laboratory Information System Transition |
| 9/3/2025 |
Service Update - All Testing Restored |
| 8/28/2025 |
Labor Day 2025 |
| 8/20/25 |
Service Update - Additional Testing Restored |
| 7/9/2025 |
Measles Testing Summary |
| 7/1/2025 |
Service Update— Hepatitis & TB Interferon Testing Restored |
| 6/30/2025 |
Independance Day 2025 |
| 6/13/2025 |
Culture Testing Restored - Service Disruption Update 6.13.2025 |
| 5/27/2025 |
Service Disruption Update-Urine Culture Testing |
| 5/19/2025 |
Memorial Day 2025 |
| 5/13/2025 |
Measles Testing Summary |
| 5/7/2025 |
Service Interruption Update 5.7.2025 |
| 5/1/2025 |
Temporary Service Interruption Update 5.1.2025 |
| 4/17/2025 |
Temporary Service Interruption Update 4.17.2025 |
| 4/15/2025 |
Temporary Service Interruption Update 4.15.2025 |
| 4/11/2025 |
Temporary Service Interruption |
| 3/18/2025 |
Severe Weather with Possible Courier Delays |
| 3/5/2025 |
Test Guideline Changes for Nasal and Throat Cultures |
| 2/20/2025 |
Test Code Change for Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy by Mass Spectrometry |
| 1/27/2025 |
Annual Notice to Providers and 2025 CPT Code Updates |
| 11/21/2024 |
New Test Code for Urine Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea Testing |
| 10/10/24 |
Coagulation Testing Reference Range Changes |
| 9/18/2024 |
Reference laboratory test changes for October |
| 8/30/2024 |
COVID-19 IgG (Spike), Semi-Quantitative by CIA Test Inactivation |
| 4/15/2024 |
Test Updates: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 16/18 Genotyping |
| 4/01/2024 |
New Test: PCR test for Group B Strep |
| 7/8/2024 |
Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping and July 2024 Test
Code Updates |
| 7/15/2024 |
Nationwide Shortage of Bactec Blood Culture Bottles |
| 4/01/2024 |
Collection Device changes for Chlamydia trachomatis / N. gonorrhoeae testing |
| 3/26/2024 |
Hepatitis A, IgG and Shell Allergen Panel Test Updates |
| 2/14/2024 |
Lupus Anticoagulant Panel Update |
| 2/8/2024 |
Test Code updates February 2024 |
| 1/23/2024 |
Annual Notice to Physicians and 2024 CPT Code Updates |
| 12/28/2023 |
TTG-IGA Temporary Result Delay |
| 12/14/2023 |
New Algorithm for C. difficile Testing (12/14/23) - CORRECTED |
| 11/01/2023 |
Test Updates - November 2023 |
| 10/6/2023 |
Molina IA Out of Network Notification |
| 10/6/2023 |
New Group A Rapid STREP PCR Test |
| 10/9/2023 |
H.Pylori Breath Test, Adult and Pediatric Test Code and Collection Kit Changes |
| 9/25/2023 |
Hepatitis B Auto Reflex for Indeterminate Result |
| 9/01/2023 |
Addition of Fentanyl and Buprenorphine to Urine Drug Screen |
| 8/28/2023 |
Reference Range Updates for A1c and Testosterone |
| 8/17/23 |
Lyme Disease Information |
| 8/4/23 |
August Test Updates/New FOOD Allergen Panel |
| 8/1/2023 |
New FDA Approved Congenital CMV Test |
| 6/19/23 |
New Vaginal Pathogen PCR test |
| 5/2/2023 |
Test Code Changes May 2023 |
| 4/21/20 |
Serum Viscosity New Test Code |
| 4/13/23 |
Test Code Change for BCR;ABL1 Qualitative Molecular Test |
| 4/6/23 |
Syphilis Testing |
| 3/30/23 |
H. Pylori Breath Test, Test Code and Collection Kit Changes |
| 2/24/23 |
2023 CPT Code Updates |
| 2/15/23 |
LEAD test code changes |
| 2/14/23 |
Test Updates -February/March |
| 2/1/2023 |
New Test Highlight: Her2/neu Gene Amplification by FISH |
| 12/9/22 |
ESwab Replacing Red Culturette Swabs for Culture Collection |
| 12/5/2022 |
Discontinuation of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Panel (SCID) |
| 11/29/22 |
CSF Specimens for Flow Cytometry Testing |
| 11/22/22 |
Respiratory Viral Pathogens Testing |
| 11/15/22 |
Discontinuation of In-House CD4:CD8 Ratio on BAL Specimens |
| 11/15/22 |
LYME (Borrelia burgdorferi) Test Code Change |
| 11/9/22 |
UHC Designated Diagnostic Provider |
| 10/27/2022 |
Billing for Genetic and Molecular Tests |
| 10/21/22 |
HIV Antigen/Antibody Panel Test - Temporary Sendout |
| 10/21/22 |
Blood Bank Specimen Labeling Requirement |
| 10/24/22 |
High-Sensitivity Troponin I Reporting Update |
| 10/13/22 |
Herpesvirus Testing Update |
| 9/16/22 |
COV19 Antibody Update |
| 9/16/22 |
New Test: High Sensitivity Troponin I |
| 9/16/22 |
hs Troponin I Interpretation and Patient Management Algorithms |
| 8/16/22 |
New Test: High Sensitivity Troponin I |
| 8/3/22 |
Monkeypox Testing |
| 7/22/22 |
eGFR Implentation of CKD-EPI 2021 |
| 7/15/22 |
Tube Shortages |
| 7/15/22 |
Test Updates |
| 6/17/22 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer - End of Service |
| 5/25/2022 |
Genetic Testing Updates Spring 2022 |
| 4/21/22 |
CMV IgM Test Reagent Recall |
| 4/20/22 |
System Downtime - Saturday April 23, 2022 |
| 4/4/22 |
RPS Pathway MeadCo ScriptX Version Update |
| 3/14/22 |
Ammonia Test Changes - Effective Immediately |
| 2/23/22 |
Molecular Assays-Updates/Discontinued/New |
| 1/27/22 |
Urine Culture Collection - Best Practices |
| 1/25/22 |
Respiratory Pathogen Panel Temporarily Unavailable |
| 1/24/22 |
2022 CPT Code Changes |
| 1/7/22 |
Ova & Parasite Non-Foreign Travel Test Update |
| 12/30/21 |
Serum Metals Stability and Storage |
| 12/2/21 |
UHC Designated Diagnostic Provider |
| 11/2/21 |
Sendout Test Changes |
| 11/1/21 |
Supply Shortages |
| 10/4/21 |
Blood Culture Contamination |
| 9/23/21 |
Fecal Calprotectin - Performing In-House |
| 9/22/21 |
Ova & Parasite and West Nile Testing Updates |
| 9/15/21 |
Interface Allergen Test Code Changes |
| 9/2/2021 |
Test Updates |
| 8/11/21 |
Blood Culture Organism Identification Updates |
| 8/6/21 |
Sendout Test Changes |
| 7/27/21 |
Lupus Anticoagulant Panel Reference Range Changes |
| 7/21/21 |
BK Virus and Varicella test updates |
| 6/30/21 |
Culture Collection Supply Change to E-Swab |
| 6/8/21 |
Light Blue Citrate Tubes and SurepathTM Vials National Shortage |
| 6/8/21 |
COVID-19 Testing and Collection Locations |
| 6/8/21 |
Updated Run Schedules for MMA, Vitamins A, E & D |
| 5/5/21 |
Sendout Test Changes |
| 4/19/20 |
Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Changes |
| 4/1/21 |
Test Update: 6 Month to Adult Hemoglobin Electrophoresis |
| 3/29/91 |
ChloraPrep Recall |
| 3/29/21 |
United Healthcare Claims |
| 3/24/21 |
Toxic Alcohol and Ethylene Glycol Testing Changes |
| 2/26/21 |
6 Month to Adult Hemoglobin Electrophoresis |
| 2/25/21 |
Newborn Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Changes |
| 2/22/21 |
Recalibration of Immunosuppressant Drug Assays |
| 1/21/21 |
2021 CPT Code Updates |
| 1/21/21 |
Stool Culture Test Updates |
| 11/16/20 |
New FLU/RSV Combo Test |
| 11/5/20 |
Possible Coverage Changes for COVID testing |
| 10/6/20 |
Cytogenetics Testing Update |
| 9/30/20 |
Resuming Normal Operations |
| 9/28/20 |
Networks Being Restored |
| 9/24/20 |
Network Issue Update |
| 9/23/20 |
Network Issue Update |
| 9/22/20 |
Network Issues and Downtime |
| 9/15/20 |
PNH Removal from Hypercoaguable/Thrombophilia Panel |
| 8/19/20 |
Sendout Test Changes Part 2 |
| 8/2/20 |
Sendout Test Changes |
| 7/31/20 |
POSTPONED CARES ACT Section 18115 |
| 7/23/20 |
Test Updates to comply with CARES ACT Section 18115 |
| 7/24/20 |
2nd Corrected: Respiratory Pathogen Panel to now include COVID-19 and Bordetella parapertussis |
| 7/23/20 |
Respiratory Pathogen Panel to now include COVID-19 and Bordetella parapertussis |
| 7/16/20 |
COVID-19 Testing Delay |
| 7/7/20 |
Fecal Occult Blood Test New Methodology |
| 5/15/20 |
Expanding Capacity for COV19 PCR testing |
| 5/15/20 |
COV19 IgG Ab Testing now offered In-House |
| 5/12/20 |
CH50 Test/Reference Range updates |
| 5/7/20 |
CPT Code Update for High-Throughput COVID Testing |
| 4/30/20 |
Calling of COV19 Results |
| 4/23/20 |
Antibody Testing for COVID-19 |
| 4/16/20 |
COVID-19 Testing at Nebraska Medicine |
| 4/2/20 |
COVID-19 New CPT Code |
| 3/27/20 |
COVID-19 In-House Testing Now Available |
| 3/17/20 |
MAYO COVID-19 Testing |
| 3/13/20 |
ARUP COVID-19 Testing |
| 3/6/20 |
Collecting and Handling Suspected COVD-19 Specimens |
| 2/28/20 |
Method and Code Changes for Protein Electrophoresis |
| 2/28/20 |
Test Code and AOE Updates |
| 2/25/20 |
CMS Laboratory Date of Service Policy |
| 2/19/20 |
D-Dimer Test update for Oakview & Bellevue Medical Center Labs |
| 2/14/20 |
GIP Billing Brief |
| 1/29/20 |
Mandatory Disease Reporting to the State |
| 1/23/20 |
Discontinuation of DOA at Oakview Laboratory |
| 1/15/20 |
New Vitamin D Total Screening Assay |
| 12/30/19 |
New Bioharzard Bags |
| 12/30/19 |
Replacement Test for Enterovirus Specific CSF Molecular Assay |
| 12/12/19 |
2020 CPT Code Changes |
| 11/21/19 |
Herpes Virus Panels Changes |
| 10/22/19 |
AFB Culture Incubation Time |
| 9/20/19 |
Rheumatoid Factor Reference Range/Specimen type change |
| 6/18/19 |
Bordetella Pertussis DNA Detection test code/requirements change |
| 6/18/19 |
Pass-Through Billing |
| 5/28/19 |
HIV Panel In-House Testing Resumed |
| 5/20/19 |
HIVPN HIV Antigen/Antibody Panel Delay |
| 5/10/19 |
Hypercoaguable Panel Test Changes |
| 5/10/19 |
In-Network Insurance Coverage for Laboratory Services |
| 4/30/19 |
LEAD Reference Range Changes |
| 3/8/19 |
Viral Testing Methodology/Sample Requirements Updates |
| 3/5/19 |
CBC Manual Differential Discontinuation |
| 2/11/19 |
MTHFR Discontinuation |
| 2/11/19 |
HIV Consent form change for Nebraska |
| 12/3/18 |
TSH Reference Interval Update (Infants/Children/Adolescents) |
| 11/16/18 |
Lupus Panel additional component |
| 10/16/18 |
CEBPA, KIT and TP53 Tests Updates |
| 8/20/18 |
Molecular Virology Primary Tube Changes |
| 6/12/18 |
Quantiferon TB-Gold Collection Changes |
| 2/28/18 |
Coagulation Testing Changes |
| 2/26/18 |
RPS & NPHL Supply Portal Update/Changes effective 2/27/18 |
| 1/12/18 |
2018 Laboratory CPT Code Updates |
| 1/9/18 |
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Test Code Change |
| 12/5/17 |
Virology Cultures Update |
| 12/4/17 |
New QUAD Screen and AFP order codes |
| 11/30/17 |
Wet Prep Reporting Format Change |
| 11/7/17 |
QUAD Screens and Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotien Testing |
| 10/24/17 |
Vancomycin Trough Critical Call Value Change |
| 10/5/17 |
UHC Authorization for Outpatient Genetic/Molecular Lab Testing |
| 08/28/17 |
Clostridium difficile DNA Confirmatory Testing TAT Delay |
| 08/16/17 |
UTSH Reference range changes |
| 8/14/17 |
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Ab Changes |
| 8/4/17 |
BCR/ABL Quantaitation p210 Order code/specimen requirement changes |
| 6/22/17 |
(CSF) by Flow Cytometry recommendations |
| 5/23/17 |
Lead Testing Update |
| 4/17/17 |
Hepatitis C Reflex Testing |
| 3/10/17 |
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) Reference Interval Update |
| 2/8/17 |
Test Code Updates |
| 1/11/17 |
2017 CPT Code Updates |
| 12/15/16 |
Testosterone Panel - Updated |
