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Additional Codes
| Hospital Ordering Code |
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| LAB2025 CSF DIRECTOGEN PANEL |
Specimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred
Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Additional Information: Label specimen appropriately (spinal fluid).
Alternate
Specimen Type: Urine, random collection
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 10 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Additional Information: Label specimen appropriately (urine).
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerate/Frozen OK
Performing Laboratory
Saint Lukes Regional Medical Center-Microbiology
CPT
86403 x 5
Methodology
Latex Agglutination
Includes Streptococcus pneumoniae; Neisseria meningitidis groups A, C, Y, and W-135; Neisseria meningitidis B/Escherichia coli K1; Haemophilus influenzae; and beta-hemolytic streptococcus group B.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Additional Information
Please see SLRMC procedure: CSF Directogen Panel