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Test Code LAB216 Semen Analysis with Strict Morphology

Important Note

PLEASE NOTE:  Monument Health Spearifsh Hospital Lab no longer performs this testing. Semen Analysis with Strict Morphology will be sent to Mayo Laboratories for testing. Providers can still order [LAB216].

For more info on the Mayo Clinic Laboratories Semen Analysis with Strict Morphology testing can be found here.

Samples for this testing can be brought to the following Monument Health Hospital Labs: Spearfish Hospital Lab, Sturgis Hospital Lab, Custer Hospital Lab, and Lead-Deadwood Hospital Lab. 

Rapid City Hospital is NOT a collection/drop off site for this testing to go to Mayo. Please refer patients in the Rapid City area to LabCorp for collection and testing.

Methodology

Manual

Performing Laboratory

Mayo

Specimen Requirements

Patient must collect entire sample into a sterile cup and bring to Spearfish, Sturgis, Custer, or Lead-Deadwood HOSPITAL lab no later than 9am MON-THURS ONLY and not the day before a holiday. Sample must be received in lab no later than 45 minutes after collection.

Patient should have 2 to 7 days of sexual abstinence at the time of semen collection for accurate results.

Please instruct patient to obtain a sterile cup from LAB. They will also be given collection instructions a “Semen Analysis Collection Questionnaire” to fill out and return with their sample to lab.

While collection at Spearfish, Sturgis, Custer, or Lead-Deadwood HOSPITAL lab in a private room is preferred due to time constraints and viability of the sample, patients may collect offsite as long as they submit the sample to Spearfish, Sturgis, Custer, or Lead-Deadwood HOSPITAL lab within 45 minutes and before 9am M-TH.

Rapid City Hospital is NOT a collection/drop off site for this testing to go to Mayo. Please refer patients in the Rapid City area to LabCorp for collection and testing.

Please call your local Hospital Laboratory with questions.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Patient must collect entire sample into a sterile cup and bring to Spearfish, Sturgis, Custer, or Lead-Deadwood HOSPITAL lab no later than 9am MON-THURS ONLY and not the day before a holiday.

Test Classification and CPT Coding

89320