Test Details
Mnemonic
IVPCR
Ordering Code
3702365
CPT-4 Code(s)
87502
Specimen Information
Collect
BAL/respiratory specimen
Specimen Preparation
Send 1.0 mL bronchial aveolar lavage (BAL) in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Fluid: nasal wash, pleural fluid in sterile container or in viral transport media
Swab: nasopharyngeal swab in viral transport media
Swab: nasopharyngeal swab in viral transport media
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 60 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 60 days
Methodology
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes