Collection Instructions

Acceptable Specimens are: Bronchoalveolar levage (BAL), bronchial brushings, sputum, tracheal aspirate, nasopharyngeal, pleural fluid, or CSF in sterile container.

For throat specimens, order test Mycoplasma pneumonia NAAT (MPNAT)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Transport to Bacteriology Lab refrigerated

CSF: 1mL in sterile container; Resp. specimen: 2 mL in sterile container

Bacteriology will forward frozen specimen to reference lab for testing

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimen in non-sterile container

Specimen < 0.5 mL

Remarks

Specimen source required

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 hours, Refrigerated: 5 days, Frozen: 1 year

Collection device

Sterile Container:

 

 

Minimum Requirements

CSF: 0.5 mL

Fluid: Respiratory specimens 0.5 mL

 

 

Lab Section

Bacteriology

Methodology

Nucleic Acid Amplification by Loop Mediated  Amplification technology

Performed

Mon, Wed, Fri

Reported

1-4 days

Synonyms

  • PCR, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Reference Lab Number

60256

Performing Laboratory Website (click below)

www.aruplab.com

Interpretive Data

Positive, Indeterminate or Negative

CPT Codes

87581

Order Type (Individual or Group)

I

Result Test ID

MPPCR

Reportable?

Y

Result Test Name

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE DNA PCR

Result Type (Individual or Group)

I

Type (Alpha or Numeric)

A

Default Result

See Micro

Micro Source Information

 
SOURCE ID SOURCE NAME SITES REFELX TESTS
BAL BRONCHIAL ALVEOLAR LAVAGE    
BB BRONCHIAL BRUSH    
CSFLP CSF: LUMBAR PUNCTURE TUBE #1
TUBE #2
TUBE #3
TUBE #4		  
CSFVP CSF: SHUNT OR DEVICE SAME AS CSFLP  
NP NASOPHARYNGEAL    
PF PLEURAL FLUID    
SPUT SPUTUM    
TA TRACHEAL ASPIRATE    

CPT Codes

87581

Pricing

Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu
Specimen Requirements

Collection Instructions

Acceptable Specimens are: Bronchoalveolar levage (BAL), bronchial brushings, sputum, tracheal aspirate, nasopharyngeal, pleural fluid, or CSF in sterile container.

For throat specimens, order test Mycoplasma pneumonia NAAT (MPNAT)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Transport to Bacteriology Lab refrigerated

CSF: 1mL in sterile container; Resp. specimen: 2 mL in sterile container

Bacteriology will forward frozen specimen to reference lab for testing

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimen in non-sterile container

Specimen < 0.5 mL

Remarks

Specimen source required

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Ambient: 24 hours, Refrigerated: 5 days, Frozen: 1 year

Collection device

Sterile Container:

 

 

Minimum Requirements

CSF: 0.5 mL

Fluid: Respiratory specimens 0.5 mL

 

 

Testing

Lab Section

Bacteriology

Methodology

Nucleic Acid Amplification by Loop Mediated  Amplification technology

Performed

Mon, Wed, Fri

Reported

1-4 days

Synonyms

  • PCR, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Reference Lab Number

60256

Performing Laboratory Website (click below)

www.aruplab.com

Result Interpretation

Interpretive Data

Positive, Indeterminate or Negative

Coding

CPT Codes

87581

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Order Type (Individual or Group)

I

Result Test ID

MPPCR

Reportable?

Y

Result Test Name

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE DNA PCR

Result Type (Individual or Group)

I

Type (Alpha or Numeric)

A

Default Result

See Micro

Micro Source Information

 
SOURCE ID SOURCE NAME SITES REFELX TESTS
BAL BRONCHIAL ALVEOLAR LAVAGE    
BB BRONCHIAL BRUSH    
CSFLP CSF: LUMBAR PUNCTURE TUBE #1
TUBE #2
TUBE #3
TUBE #4		  
CSFVP CSF: SHUNT OR DEVICE SAME AS CSFLP  
NP NASOPHARYNGEAL    
PF PLEURAL FLUID    
SPUT SPUTUM    
TA TRACHEAL ASPIRATE    

CPT Codes

87581

Pricing

Refer to Lab Account Manager. email: labservicesoutreach@urmc.rochester.edu

Important Information

Lab Section

Bacteriology

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