SARS-CoV-2, RT-PCR

Test Code

Lab5118

Alias/See Also

SARS CoV2 (COVID19)
COVID-19

CPT Codes
87635

Preferred Specimen

3 mL Universal Transport Media (UTM)

Minimum Volume

600 uL UTM

Other Acceptable Specimens

1 mL Universal Transport Media (UTM)

Instructions

Specimen Requirement:
Nasal swab
Nasopharyngeal swab
Oropharyngeal swab

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Up to 72 hours
Frozen: 30 days

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

Specimen leaked in transit
Unlabeled specimen
Expired transport media
Improper transport media
Swab not in transport media

Methodology
Cobas® SARS-CoV-2, Real Time RT- PCR

Setup Schedule

Daily

Reference Range

Not detected

Clinical Significance

Detection of SARS-COV2-19 RNA

Performing Laboratory
Meritus Molecular Diagnostics - Microbiology

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