Published on September 18, 2017

Microsporidia PCR

Container Type = Random Urine

Container Type

Test ID LAB11164
EPIC ORDER MICROSPORIDIA PCR
CPT Code(s) 87798
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine: 5 grams of random stool; See comment
Micro: 1 gram of stool
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory-Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time 5-7 days
Reference Range See separate report
Comments
  • Random urine (5mLs) also acceptable but not specimen of choice.
  • Stool may be submitted unpreserved or in ECOFIX preservative. 

Reviewed by J. Carr on November 11, 2025

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