Services Offered

1. ThinPrep Pap smear system | 5 - 7 day TAT, unless the result is ASC-US

• HR HPV and HPV 16/18 - Cervista

• Other molecular testing from vial: GC, Chlamydia - Aptima Combo 2 and other microbiology (example: Grp B Strep, vaginosis panel) 

• OneSwab available for non-pap testing

• Imager system for pap screening 

• Negative pap letters with envelopes/postage affixed

2. Anatomical pathology for all biopsies performed by CSPA throughout Colorado Springs | 2 - 7 days TAT depending on tests required)

3. Surgical Pathology with Global, Process-Only component, and Professional-Only component options

4. Same Day Fine Needle Aspiration Services | 1 - 2 days TAT unless additional tests are required

5. Other cytology pathology services | 2 - 7 TAT depending on the Specimen type

What is Pathology

The medical specialty of pathology is divided into anatomic pathology and clinical pathology.

Anatomic pathology

Anatomic Pathology encompasses the study of:

• surgical pathology.

• cytopathology.

• autopsy pathology.

Cytopathology is the study of cells. Whereas surgical specimens maintain their architectural relation to the surrounding cells and tissues, cytologic samples consist of cells scraped off or aspirated from the tissue being examined.

• Careful attention to cellular cohesion, or the lack thereof, as well as the detailed observation of the nuclear and cytoplasmic features, allows the pathologist to render diagnoses. In this way, the cytopathologist is able to answer many of the same questions answered by surgical pathologists.

• Cytologic examination are routinely performed on a variety of specimens, including cervical scrapings (pap tests), breast and thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA), and evaluation of various bodily fluids within which cells can be found.

Autopsy pathology is another major component of anatomic pathology. Autopsies are useful and beneficial in the medical field and all pathologists on staff are trained and skilled in performing them. 

Clinical Pathology

Clinical pathology consists of:

• chemistry.

• hematology.

• urinalysis.

• microbiology.

• coagulation medicine.

• immunology.

• transfusion medicine (blood banking). 

Clinical pathologists are often consulted by other physicians seeking to best serve their patients' needs. This can include deciding which particular test should be ordered, determining how a specific body site should be cultured, recommending guidelines to avoid future complications.

• Molecular diagnostics is a rapidly growing field. Nucleic acid technology is considered routine, state-of-the-art method for many tests within the clinical pathology laboratory.  

• Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies (FNAB) are performed for lesions that are superficial, usually located in the salivary gland, lymph node, breast, thyroid gland, etc.). These results are generated within a matter of minutes and provide patients and their physicians with a diagnosis.

We provide: 

• Comprehensive services in anatomic pathology

• Quick turnaround time with report delivery options

• Appropriate ancillary testing for classification of neoplasms

• Self-pay discounting

• Availability to discuss results with physicians and patients

• Tumor diagnostic and prognostic markers

• Electronic interface for direct delivery of pathology reports to your EMR

• Compilation of biopsy types, numbers, and diagnoses from your practice

• Pro-active and friendly resolution of patient billing concerns

• Reporting format that is clear, easy to read, and accompanied with relevant photomicrographs