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Accreditations

Specimen Collection

Additional Information

Specimen Collection and Transportation from Billings Clinic Main Campus

Specimen Collection and Transportation from Regional and Reference Clients

 

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code Billings Clinic: 0286 SARS COVID-2 PCR

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory: Molecular

Useful For

Intended for the qualitative detection of RNA from SARS-CoV-2 isolated and purified from nasopharyngeal and nasal swab specimens.

Methodology

Nucleic acid amplification

Specimen Requirements

  • Nasal swab or nasopharyngeal swab
  • Specimens should be collected according to standard technique and immediately placed in the Universal Viral Transport Media (UTM) or Viral Transport Media (M4,M6)

  • Specimen collection kits are available in the Laboratory - Call the Laboratory, ext 4060.

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Viral Transpot Media Ambient 48 hours
  Refrigerated (preferred) 7 Days

Reject Due To

Specimens will not be accepted if not sent in Viral Transport Media (UTM, M4, M6)

Reference Values

Negative

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday - Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87635 - SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name LOINC Code
SARS COVID-2 PCR 94500-6