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HelpTest Code VCULR Viral Culture, Respiratory
Additional Codes
2006499
Specimen Type
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), nasopharyngeal aspirate, swab, or washing, or tracheal aspirate, sputum, throat, tissue (lung, etc.).
Preferred Collection Container
M4RT
Collection Instructions
Specimen should be collected during the acute phase of the disease. For swabs, use transport medium provided by the laboratory for specimen transportation. Lower respiratory tract specimens such as bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial washings or aspirates, tracheal secretions or sputum: Collect 3 mL in sterile container. Swabs supplied with M4RT collection kit should be used. Specimens should be transported immediately to the Clinical Laboratory.
Collection Volume
3 mL fluid; 1 swab
Minimum Collection Volume
1 mL fluid; 1 swab
Testing Volume
0.5 mL
Rejection Criteria
Calcium alginate, eSwab, dry, or wood swabs.
Specimen Storage and Stability
Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Test Alias
Adenovirus culture; CMV culture; Culture for virus; Cytomegalovirus culture; enterovirus; herpes simplex virus; HSV culture; influenza A and B; parainfluenza types 1, 2, 3; RSV culture; varicella-zoster virus; VSV culture.
CPT Coding
87252; if definitive identification performed, add 87253
EPIC Code
LAB254B
Methodology
Cell culture
Acceptable Collection Container
Oral and Throat Swabs: Viral transport tube(M4RT); Lower respiratory tract specimens such as bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial washings or aspirates, tracheal secretions or sputum: 1 mL in Sterile container;
Lung and other Tissue: Sterile container with 1-2 mL sterile saline;
Transport
Refrigerated
Turn Around Time
4-15 days
Lab Department
Referred Testing
LOINC
6584-7