Test Details
Mnemonic
LEGSP
Ordering Code
3620900
CPT-4 Code(s)
87541, 87798
Specimen Information
Collect
Respiratory specimen: Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
Specimen Preparation
Send 2.0 mL BAL in a sterile screw capped plastic container or in viral transport media (Microtest M4).
SPECIMEN SOURCE REQUIRED.
SPECIMEN SOURCE REQUIRED.
Alternate Specimen
Bronchial brushings, nasopharyngeal swab, sputum, tracheal aspirates or pleural fluid. Fresh tissue in sterile screw capped container or paraffin embedded tissue block. (Tissue samples run with disclaimer).
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Rejection Criteria
Tissue in optimal cutting temperature compound.
Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 6 months
Paraffin embedded tissue:
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 6 months
Paraffin embedded tissue:
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes