Vaginitis Panel by PCR

Test Code

LAB3417

Alias/See Also

1231900047

CPT Codes
87798 (3) 87491 87591 87661 87481 (3) 87511 87529 (2)

Includes

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE
TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS
ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE
MEGASPHAERA TYPE 1&2
BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS-ASSOCIATED BACTERIUM 2&3
GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS
CANDIDA SPECIES
CANDIDA KRUSEI
CANDIDA GLABRATA
The following resistance genes will be tested if indicated:
TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE (DFRA1)
SULFONAMIDE RESISTANCE (SUL1&2)
TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE (TETB&TETM)
MACROLIDE RESISTANCE (MEFA/MEFE)
CLINDAMYCIN AND ERYTHROMYCIN RESISTANCE (ERMB/ERMC)

Preferred Specimen

Cervix, Vaginal, cer/vag, vag/rectal, Penis, Inguinal region, or Genital in E Swab (Green, Blue)

Other Acceptable Specimens

White capped E Swab

Instructions

Do not use cotton or wooden swab. Ship the specimen to the lab as soon as possible in a blue biohazard bag.

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Specimen is stable up to 72 hours (Room temperature,
refrigerated or frozen)

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

Older than 72 hours, cotton or wooden shaft swab

Methodology
BioRad Opus

Reference Range

Not Detected

Performing Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK LABORATORY

Last Updated: August 26, 2026

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.