Lower Respiratory Panel

Test Code

LAB3413

Alias/See Also

1231900043

CPT Codes
87633 87651 87798 x9 87581 87486 87640 87641

Includes

HUMAN CORONAVIRUS 229E HUMAN CORONAVIRUS HKU1 HUMAN CORONAVIRUS OC43 HUMAN CORONAVIRUS NL63 HUMAN PARECHOVIRUS HUMAN ADENOVIRUS -B C HUMAN BOCAVIRUS HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA 1 VIRUS HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA 2 VIRUS HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA 3 VIRUS HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA 4 VIRUS INFLUENZA A VIRUS H1N1 SW1 HUMAN RHINOVIRUS -C RSV A/B INFLUENZA A INFLUENZA B SARS-COV-2 ENTEROVIRUS A71 HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUSES ENTEROVIRUS D68 BORDETELLA PARAPERTUSSIS BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS/HOLMESII KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS METHICILLIN RESISTANCE (RESP) STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES LEGIONELLA SPP STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA CTX-M EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE (if indicated)

Preferred Specimen

Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) or Sputum in leak proof screw top container

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL (200uL)

Other Acceptable Specimens

none

Instructions

Bring it to the
lab as soon as possible or refrigerate.

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: up to 30 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Older than 72 hours

Methodology
BioRad Opus

Reference Range

Not Detected

Performing Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK LABORATORY

Last Updated: August 26, 2026

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