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Joint Pathogen Panel, NAAT
MessageA. CMS ordering guidelines for reimbursement require:
- For immune-competent patients, panel must be ordered by ID Specialist, Podiatrist or Orthopedist.
- For immune-compromised patients, panel may only be ordered by ID Specialist, Orthopedist, Podiatrist, Oncology or Transplant.
Test Code
LAB234017
CPT Codes
87999
Includes
| Bacteria | Resistant Genes | Yeast | |
| Anaerococcus prevotii/vaginalis | Bacteroides fragilis | CTX-M | Candida albicans |
| Clostridium perfringens | Citrobacter | IMP | |
| Cutibacterium avidum/granulosum | Enterobacter cloacae complex | KPC | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | Escherichia coli | mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA) | |
| Enterococcus faecium | Haemophilus influenzae | NDM | |
| Finegoldia magna | Kingella kingae | OXA-48-like | |
| Parvimonas micra | Klebsiella aerogenes | vanA/B | |
| Peptoniphilus | Klebsiella pneumoniae group | VIM | |
| Peptostreptococcus anaerobius | Morganella morganii | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | ||
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | Proteus spp. | ||
| Streptococcus agalactiae | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | Salmonella spp. | ||
| Streptococcus pyogenes | Serratia marcescens | ||
Preferred Specimen
Synovial Fluid (Tissue and other fluids may not be run on this panel)
Minimum Volume
0.5mL
Transport Container
Sterile collection tubes
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Repeat testing on same patient will not occur <7 days from previous test.
Methodology
NAAT
FDA Status
Approved
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
~ 4 hours
Reference Range
Include Normal (age, male, female) and Linearity ranges: Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Hoag Newport
