Test Details
Mnemonic
COVS
Ordering Code
3000266
CPT-4 Code(s)
U0003
Specimen Information
Patient Preparation
DO NOT eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum for at least 30 minutes before giving your saliva sample.
Collect
Saliva
Specimen Preparation
Collect saliva in Spectrum DNA tube.
Alternate Specimen
No alternate specimens
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Saliva not collected in Spectrum DNA tube.
Stability
Room temperature: Not recommended
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory