Test ID: 9840
Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) Stain
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
9840
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Stain to demonstrate substances in tissue such as basement
membranes, glycogen, mucin, pituitary basophil granules,
and reticulum. Also useful for microorganisms such as Histoplasma
capsulatum.
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Includes pathology consultation charged separately.
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) ST
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Basement Membrane
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Candida albicans
Carbohydrates
Coccidioides immitis
Glycogen
Histoplasma capsulatum
Mucin
PAS (Periodic Acid-Schiff)
Pituitary Basophil Granules
Reticulum
PASS
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Candida albicans
Carbohydrates
Coccidioides immitis
Glycogen
Histoplasma capsulatum
Mucin
PAS (Periodic Acid-Schiff)
Pituitary Basophil Granules
Reticulum
PASS
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