Days Set Up
Monday - Saturday
Analytic Time

2 - 5 days

Soft Order Code
SO

Test Updated:

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All specimens should be accompanied by a requisition.

Submitting Specimens

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MLabs provides all the supplies necessary for the collection of specimens.

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Test Overview

Test Methodology

PCR

Test Usage
 
Reference Range

Not Detected

* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.

Specimen Requirements

Collection Onsite

Collect specimen in a sterile container. Acceptable sources are: BAL, bronch wash, nasal aspirate, swab, or wash; pericardial fluid, stool, pleural fluid, trach asp or tissue. Store ambient

Collection Offsite

Collect specimen in a sterile container. Acceptable sources are: BAL, bronch wash, nasal aspirate, swab, or wash; pericardial fluid, stool, pleural fluid, trach asp or tissue. Store ambient

Normal Volume
2 mL fluid
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL fluid

Billing Information

CPT Code
87799
Pro Fee Code
 
LOINC
 

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Our High Standard

Quality that sets us apart

As the reference laboratory division of Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology, MLabs shares the institution's commitment to applying established quality principles to clinical laboratory testing. Like other large organizations in complex, consequential fields, we rely on an established approach to monitor quality throughout the testing process.

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