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Tri-Cities Laboratory
7131 West Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336

Contact TCL
509-736-0100
1-800-213-6372

TriCities Laboratories (TCL) provides Washington physicians and allied health professionals with high-quality testing, rapid turnaround times, advanced physician connectivity, an extensive logistics network and a superior customer support system.
Our local, full-service menu of routine and esoteric tests is supported by professional consultation and personalized client services.

TCL maintains the infrastructure and support our clients need to easily access and securely manage laboratory-based information. Using the latest interface engine technologies, we have developed state-of-the-art unified LIS-to-LIS computer interfaces with end-to-end specimen tracking to provide seamless support for our clients.


INSURANCE UPDATE:

Recent Molina Health Plan Announcement : Regional Provider Network(s) Unchanged

You may have recently received a letter from Molina regarding their preferred contract. As a result of that letter, we have received a number of calls requesting clarification on the status of TCL’s contract with Molina. To clarify the situation, Molina’s new contract with this national lab merely supplements the local and regional contracts with laboratories such as TCL.
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  BD Affirm VPIII (Order code: VPDNA)
The Diagnostic Test that Differentiates and Identifies

3 Vaginitis Pathogens with DNA Certainty


  • From the complex mixture of cellular material found in a vaginal sample,only DNA probe technology has the power to selectively target organisms by their genetic “fingerprints.”
  • Processing a single sample, the BD Affirm VPIII Test uses complementary sequences of DNA that bind or hybridize only with the nucleic acid of targeted organisms.
  • This hybridization reaction is both highly sensitive and specific
  • Results in the simultaneous detection and identification of multiple pathogens(possible mixed infections).
  • Now being performed at Tri-Cities Laboratory Core Lab.  Same day Turn Around Time BD Affirm VPIII Test vs. Wet Mount Microscopy Performance

  CANDIDA GARDNERELLA TRICHOMONAS
BD AFFIRM Sensitivity 82% 95% 92%
BD AFFIRM Specificity 98% 100% 99%
MICROSCOPY (combined) 34% 68% 55%
* Same day TAT if specimen is received at the Core Lab before 6:00pm M-F (1:00pm S-S)


    FEATURED TESTS

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    Laboratory Specialties


    GENETICS SERVICES
    TCL, in collaboration with its testing partners, provides a comprehensive menu of genetic and ancillary testing to aid physicians in the diagnosis and management of genetic disorders and neoplasia. These include cytogenetic diagnostics, over 100 FISH assays, fetal risk screening, and molecular genetics and infectious disease testing. In addition, PAML offers genetic consultative services to help with questions your staff or physicians may have regarding ordering and sending out all types of genetic tests.
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