INFLUENZA A & B AG

Test Code

FLU

CPT Codes
87804, 8780459

Includes

"INFLUENZA A ANTIGEN
INFLUENZA B ANTIGEN
"

Minimum Volume

See Transport Container for information

Instructions

1.Tip the patient's head back and check to see which nostril presents the most secretions under visual inspection. 2.Gently insert the Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator nasal swab into the nostril until resistance is met at the level of the turbinates (less than one inch into the nostril). 3.Rotate the swab a few times against the nasal wall and remove it from the nostril. 4.Insert swab tip down into the original swab packaging. 5.Maintain sterility and forward promptly. Note: 1.Specimen must arrive in Microbiology within 1 hour of collection. 2.Specimen source is required on request form for processing. 3.Specimen should be collected during acute phase of illness when greatest amount of viral shedding occurs. 4.Excessively mucoid specimens may interfere with test performance.

Transport Container

"1 NASAL SWAB"

Reference Range

Negative for Influenza A and Negative for Influenza B

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.