Test Details
Mnemonic
IAH5R
Ordering Code
3401028
CPT-4 Code(s)
87502
Specimen Information
Collect
Nasopharyngeal, anterior nares, or oropharyngeal swab
Specimen Preparation: Send a nasopharyngeal, anterior nares, or oropharyngeal swab in a VCM
(green cap), or equivalent Universal Transport Media (UTM) tube.
Specimen Preparation: Send a nasopharyngeal, anterior nares, or oropharyngeal swab in a VCM
(green cap), or equivalent Universal Transport Media (UTM) tube.
Alternate Specimen
1.0 mL bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)/wash collected in a sterile leak-proof container
Minimum Volume
1 swab or 1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Rejection Criteria
Tubes containing guanidinium isothiocyanate (GITC), Calcium alginate swabs, Cotton swabs with
wooden shaft, Amies liquid or gel transport used for bacterial cultures, Tubes with clot activator,
Glass tubes, Snap-cap tubes, 3D printed swabs
wooden shaft, Amies liquid or gel transport used for bacterial cultures, Tubes with clot activator,
Glass tubes, Snap-cap tubes, 3D printed swabs
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Influenza A Not detected
Influenza H5 Not detected
Influenza H5 Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Quest
New York DOH Approval Status
No