Specimen:
Collect
- Throat Swab in One Culturette-Aerobic
Submit
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- If the Rapid Group A Strep is Negative, then the Strep Culture (Test# 4012) will be performed. Additional charges will apply.
Rejection Criteria
- Anaerobic swab
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Chromatographic Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87880
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : negative
Components
- 5720 - RAPID GRP A STREP
Last Updated: April 30, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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