Overview
EPIC Code:
- LAB3219
Soft Test Code:
- GIPAN
Alternate Names
- BioFire Film Array GI Panel
- Diarrhea Panel
- Gastrointestinal Panel Biofire
- Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP)
- GI Pathogens by PCR
- GPP
Included Tests
Adenoviurs F 40/41; Astrovirus; Campylobacter; Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora cayetanensis; E. coli (EAEC; EPEC; ETEC; STEC; EIEC); Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia; Norovirus GI/GII; Plesiomonas shigelloides; Rotavirus A; Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V); Salmonella; Shiga Toxin-producing E.coli; Vibrio/Vibrio cholerae; Yersinia enterocolitica;
Clinical Significance
Detection of viruses; bacteria; and parasites that cause infectious diarrhea.
Specimen Collection & Preparation
Specimen Requirements:
-OR-
1 Fecal Swab Kit
Specimen Information:
Collection Instructions:
Patient's Name and demographics must be on the swab label
Stool must be transferred to fecal swab within 2 hours of stool assage
Patient Collection Instructions
English collection Fecal eSwab
Spanish collection Fecal eSwab
Burmese collection Fecal eSwab
Rejection Criteria:
Cary Blair Swab
Endoscopy stool aspirates
Vomitus
Formed stool
Tubes filled over the fill line or missing fluid by being poured off
Stool not placed on fecal eswab within 2 hours of collection
Transport and Storage:
-
Ambient:
2 Hours
for Raw Stool Only
-
Ambient:
4 Days
For Fecal Swab
Store & Transport
-
Refrigerated:
4 Days
Clinical Interpretation
Reference Range:
No GI Pathogens Detected
Methodology:
- Multiplex PCR
Clinical Significance
Detection of viruses; bacteria; and parasites that cause infectious diarrhea.
Production Schedule
Sites Performed
- Parkview Regional Medical Center
Days Performed
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Departments
- Microbiology
Turn Around Time
8 hours
Coding & Compliance
CDM
01427507
CPT Coding
87507 | DEX Z-Code = ZB002
Medical Necessity Documentation
Stool culture, and an ova and parasite screen (OVAP) should not be ordered with this test, it is duplication.