Test Code LAB4805 COVID-19 (SARS-COV2),HOLOGIC NAAT/RNA MOLECULAR, SCHS
Additional Codes
Internal / Beaker: LAB4805
External: COVIDHOLO
Specimen Requirements
Stability:
*Specimen collected in UTM': Refrigerated up to 96 hrs
*Specimen collected in "Aptima Direct Load": Room Temp up to 6 days, Refrigerated up to 3 months (store upright, except for transport)
Specimen Collection / Turnaround Time
Patient Prep: Physician or Nurse collected.
Kit: Nasopharyngeal Swab in Viral Transport Media OR Direct Load "Huckleberry" collection kit
Source: Nasopharyngeal and Nasal
Preferred: Hologic (Aptima) Multitest Specimen Collection Kit (nasal swab included)
*If a Multitest swab is not available, NP in UTM or Nasal Swab in Saline may be used.
Batch testing times:
*TAT is 72 hours.
Monday - Friday: 0830-1600 SAT/SUN 08:30-16:00
*Samples need to be in the Bend laboratory at a minimum one hour prior to testing times
*Run time of the Hologic Panther test is 4 hours. (keep in mind TAT is 72hrs)
CPT Code(s) / Price estimate Code(s) / Billing Information
CPT Code(s): 87635 - Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique
SCHS pricing estimate procedure code(s): 3060087635