SARS-CoV-2 RNA, QL, RT PCR (COVID-19)

COVID19 SQL

COVID-19
SQL Test Code 907080

Upper respiratory specimen: refrigerated nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab in ViroPak Viral Transport Media. Other acceptable Viral Transport Media accepted include: UVT, liquid Amies (eSwab), or equivalent. Sonora Quest provides the following supplies which may be ordered through your normal process: Nasopharyngeal (Small Swab) - Supply #20012/ Throat (Large Swab) - Supply #20011 eSwab - Blue-Cap Mini-Tip Culture Swab (Nasopharyngeal) - Supply #25785 eSwab - White-Cap Routine Culture Swab (Throat) - Supply #25784 Specimens can be transported at room temperature (2-25� C), or refrigerated and are stable for up to 48 hours. Specimens should be transported to Sonora Quest Laboratories according to standard operating procedures. Cold packs/pouches should be used if placing specimens in a lockbox for courier pick-up. Frozen specimens are acceptable when packaged with dry ice. NOTE: Samples must be collected by the healthcare provider. Sample collection is not available at Sonora Quest Laboratories Patient Service Centers, and will not be performed by any Sonora Quest Laboratories phlebotomists, including in-office phlebotomists and our mobile diagnostic service staff. In-office phlebotomists may accept office collected samples that have been properly capped, labeled and placed in a zip locked specimen bag with the necessary paperwork included.

Send samples routine with SQL courier pick-up.
See link below for specimen details, methodology, setup schedule and reference ranges.

AZ locations (excluding PAGE)- Refrigerated
WD locations and PAGE- FROZEN

Refrigerated: 48 Hours
Ambient: 48 Hours
Frozen: If delivery and processing exceed 48 hours