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Enterovirus PCR, Other

  Specimen Type

Varies

 

Test ID LAB6020
EPIC Order
 ENTEROVIRUS PCR, OTHER
CPT Code(s) 87498
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine:
Pericardial, peritoneal, or pleural fluid, bronchial washing, BAL, sputum, nasopharyngeal aspirate, tracheal aspirate, dermal swab, or eye swab; See Comments
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Stat: N/A
Turnaround Time    3 - 5 days
Reference Range          See separate report
Comments                  
Routine testing from respiratory swabs, and rectal swabs/stool is not recommended since enterovirus can shed in these sites and detection of enteroviral RNA may not represent an active infection.

Stool is not an acceptable sample.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 04, 2025

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514