Last Modified:
3/4/2024 2:16:39 PM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
ESwab w/ Liquid Amies
Collection Instructions:
Collect swab from the back of the throat, the tonsils, and any white patches in the tonsillar area.
Do not swab the tongue, cheeks, teeth, or gums.
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
48 hours Ambient
48 hours Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria:
Wooden swab shafts, calcium alginate swab, any swab collection system other than a Liquid Amies eSwab, dry aerobic red capped swabs
Reference Range:
Not Detected
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Methodology:
Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Clinical Significance:
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Stat Eligible:
Yes
Turn Around Time:
2 Hours
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Dekalb Hospital, Parkview Huntington Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital, Parkview Noble Hospital, Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center, Parkview Southwest , Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview Warsaw , Parkview Whitley Hospital
PHL Test Code:
STPAD
EPIC Test Code:
LAB2318
Alternate Test Names:
Group A Strep; Rapid Strep A; Strep A Rapid; Strep A Rapid (Liat)
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87651
Go back to the top of the page.