Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
XPERT Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen Collection Kit (Red Top / Pink Fluid)
Collection Instructions:
Nasopharyngeal Collection
Minimum Volume:
300 uL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
4 hours Ambient
3 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
Rejection Criteria:
Swabs received in saline
Reference Range:
No respiratory pathogens detected by BioFire PCR
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Specimens are tested for Adenovirus, Coronavirus (HKU1, NL63, 229E, OC43, and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)), human Metapneumovirus, human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Influenza (A, A/H1, A/H1-2009, A/H3, B), Parainfluenza (1, 2, 3 and 4), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoiae
Methodology:
Multiplex PCR
Clinical Significance:
Detection of 15 viruses and 4 bacterial pathogens from Nasopharengeal Swab (NPS).
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
8 hours
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
RVPLC
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3213
Alternate Test Names:
Respiratory Panel by PCR; Respiratory Panel on BioFire; RP Panel w/ Covid
Included Tests:
Adenovirus; Bordetella pertussis; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Coronavirus 229E; Coronavirus HKU1; Coronavirus NL63; Coronavirus OC43; Human Metapneumovirus; Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus; Influenza A (A, A/H1, A/H1-2009, A/H); Influenza B; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Parainfluenza Virus (1-4); Respiratory Syncycial Virus; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
CPT Coding:
0202U