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Influenza Rapid Antigen A & B Antigen

Test Code
FLUAG


CPT Codes
<p>87400</p>

Preferred Specimen

Submit only one of the following specimens:

 

Specimen Type: Nasopharyngeal Swab

Container/Type: Copan eSwab (blue minitip)

Specimen Volume: Swab

Collection Instructions: 

  1. Collect specimen by swabbing back and forth over mucosa surface to maximize recovery of cells.
  2. Swab must be placed in transport media.

 

Specimen Type: Nasal or nasopharyngeal sapirate/wash

Container/Type: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: 1 mL



Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Undefined


Refrigerated: 72 hours


Frozen: Unacceptable



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

Nasal swabs, anterior nares swabs



Methodology

EIA



Report Available

Same day



Performing Laboratory

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Laboratory
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042




Last Updated: February 16, 2023


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.