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Test Code PCRRSP Respiratory Virus PCR Panel (includes B. pertussis and SARS-CoV-2)

Infectious

Additional Codes

YRMC Care - LAB5932

Performing Laboratory

YRMC Microbiology

Day(s) Test Set Up

Sunday through Saturday during Microbiology hours of operation

Specimen Requirements

Specimen source is required.

 

NP Swab in VTM (Viral Transport Media)

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

NP Swab in VTM  - Room Temperature – 4 hour

LOINC Code

50219-5

Reference Values

Negative for all targets tested.

 

Includes: Adenovirus, Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus HKU1, Coronavirus NL63, Coronavirus OC43, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)  Influenza A with subtypes H1, 2009 H1, H3, Influenza B, Human Metapneumovirus, Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Parainfluenza 1,2 3 and 4, RSV, Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Chlamydophila pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumonia.

Methodology

Multiplex PCR

Test Classification and CPT Code

87632

 

FDA De-Novo Cleared Test

Specimen Collection Instructions

NP Swab - Using the NP swab with the Green cap, swab both nares as deep into the nasal passages as possible without creating severe discomfort to the patient.  Remove the cap from a tube of VTM (provided by the laboratory). Cut the wire shaft on the swab and ensure that the swab is immersed in the pink liquid at the bottom of the tube.

NP specimens not submitted in VTM will be rejected for testing