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Test Code TICKID Tick Identification

Important Note

The patient must mail the tick directly to The University of Maine Cooperative Extension. They will not accept specimens from the laboratory.

Additional Codes

The Tick ID lab identifies type of tick.

The Tick ID lab does not test ticks for disease-causing organisms.

Performing Laboratory

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Specimen Requirements

Mail Your Specimen:

  1. Print and fill out the tick submission form (| PDF) and include it with your tick (please use one form for each tick being sent).
  2. Do NOT attach any tape to the tick.
  3. Place your tick in a small leak-proof container (no glass, please) with just enough rubbing alcohol to cover the specimen.
  4. Wrap the container in a paper towel (as a precaution in case the container breaks or leaks) and place it all inside a zipper-locking plastic bag.
  5. Mail to the UMaine Extension Tick ID Lab, 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME  04473-1295.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

There is no cost for this testing.