Posted Date
Effective Date
Update Type Test Down or Delayed
CPT Code 87594
Order Code PCRPC

INSTRUMENT DOWN

 

Pneumocystis DNA by PCR, Qualitative

 

Order code:                  PCRPC

Fee Code:                     LA043 (CPT 87594)

LOINC:                         88690-3

 

Effective February 9, 2026, Michigan Medicine Laboratories Microbiology Lab’s Elitech instrument is down, causing delays in Legionella and Pneumocystis PCR testing. Specimens will be sent to Mayo Clinic Laboratories until the instrument is repaired.