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Tropheryma Whipplei, PCR

Tube/Specimen Type

BODY FLUID or TISSUE

Test ID   LAB5816
EPIC Order
  TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI, PCR
CPT Code(s)   87798
Group/Individual Test   Individual
Laboratory   Core Referral Testing
Tube Station   30
Specimen Routine: Fresh Tissue/Biopsy, Body fluid (1 ml of CSF, Synovial, or Vitreous)
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time   5-7 days
Reference Range Normal: See separate report

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 30, 2025

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