STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES, PCR

Test Code

LAB1237500

Preferred Specimen

Pharyngeal eSwab (Copan, flocked swab with 1mL liquid Amies transport, WVUM Central Supply Item# 65189, 50/pK)

Instructions

Swab the posterior pharynx, tonsils, and other inflammed areas. Avoid touching the tongue, cheeks, and teeth with the swab. Swab specimens should be immediately transferred to the ESwab transport tube, breaking the swab at the indicated score line.

Deliver to Microbiology lab immediately.

Transport Temperature

Ambient

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 48 hours Refrigerated: 2-8°C, for 6 days

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

Non-pharyngeal source,different swab type, specimen container not labeled properly, broken specimen container, collection ≥6 days prior toreceipt, frozen samples, transport devices not containing swab.

Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reactin (PCR) using Xpert GAS assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert System.

Setup Schedule

Sunday-Saturday

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center
Braxton County Memorial
Fairmont Medical Center
Garrett Regional Medical Center
Jefferson Medical Center
Potomac Valley Hospital
Summersville Regional Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital
United Hospital Center
Wheeling Hospital

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.