Call Clinical Lab at 513-636-7355 for collection kit.
Collect NP swab; use green top swab.
For asymptomatic pre-procedural patients only, a nasal swab (use blue or white swab) is acceptable.
Nasopharyngeal Swab- specimen collected on LQ Stuart minitip culture swab (green top)
Workday #: 109612
Specimen collected on sterile foam swab in dry transport tube (blue top)
Workday #: 128403
Minimum Collection Volume
Tracheal Aspirate and BAL: 0.5 mL
Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives
Nasal swab, throat swab, tracheal aspirate and BAL.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Foam swab with sterile tube: Ambient 2 hours; refrigerated up to 24 hours.
Blue top swab: Ambient 24 hours; refrigerated 1 week.
Tracheal aspirate and BAL: Ambient 24 hours; refrigerated 1 week.
Performing Lab
Microbiology and PCR
Remarks
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 to assist in the diagnosis of COVID-2019 infections
Synonyms
2019-nCoV
Coronavirus disease - 2019
COVID-19 Illness
COVID-2019
SARS-CoV-2
Wuhan
Methodology
Multiple: Isothermal amplification or RT-PCR
Reported
If ordered STAT the specimen can only be run if it arrives in the laboratory <1 hour after collection. If the specimen is received in the laboratory >1 hour after collection it will be run as a routine sample. Turn-around-time for STATs >1 hour from collection and all Routine orders is 24-48 hours.
CPT Codes
87635
Collection
Collect
Call Clinical Lab at 513-636-7355 for collection kit.
Collect NP swab; use green top swab.
For asymptomatic pre-procedural patients only, a nasal swab (use blue or white swab) is acceptable.
Nasopharyngeal Swab- specimen collected on LQ Stuart minitip culture swab (green top)
Workday #: 109612
Specimen collected on sterile foam swab in dry transport tube (blue top)
Workday #: 128403
Minimum Collection Volume
Tracheal Aspirate and BAL: 0.5 mL
Acceptable Specimen Collect Alternatives
Nasal swab, throat swab, tracheal aspirate and BAL.
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Foam swab with sterile tube: Ambient 2 hours; refrigerated up to 24 hours.
Blue top swab: Ambient 24 hours; refrigerated 1 week.
Tracheal aspirate and BAL: Ambient 24 hours; refrigerated 1 week.
Performing Lab
Microbiology and PCR
Remarks
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 to assist in the diagnosis of COVID-2019 infections
Ordering
Synonyms
2019-nCoV
Coronavirus disease - 2019
COVID-19 Illness
COVID-2019
SARS-CoV-2
Wuhan
Methodology
Multiple: Isothermal amplification or RT-PCR
Reported
If ordered STAT the specimen can only be run if it arrives in the laboratory <1 hour after collection. If the specimen is received in the laboratory >1 hour after collection it will be run as a routine sample. Turn-around-time for STATs >1 hour from collection and all Routine orders is 24-48 hours.
