To our valued clients:

As of Monday, March 16, 2020, Lincoln Reference Laboratory will start accepting specimens for the NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Providers can also order RPP and COVID-19 together with code: CRPP on the same specimen collection. INFORMATION Alternate Name: SARS CoV2, COVID-19 Clinical Utility: For the detection of the novel COVID-19 disease, SARS CoV-2. Methodology: Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Test Code: LD074 Turnaround Time: 1-2 days Specimen type: Nasopharyngeal swab in 1-3 ml of viral transport media Storage Instruction: Refrigerated CPT Codes:99999 Rejection criteria Swabs with calcium alginate or cotton tips;

INFORMATION

Alternate Name: SARS CoV2, COVID-19

Clinical Utility: For the detection of the novel COVID-19 disease, SARS CoV-2.

Methodology: Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)

Test Code: LD074

Turnaround Time: 1-2 days

Specimen type: Nasopharyngeal swab in 1-3 ml of viral transport media

Storage Instruction: Refrigerated

CPT Codes:99999

Rejection criteria

1. Swabs with calcium alginate or cotton tips; swabs with wooden shafts;
2. Refrigerated samples greater than 72 hours old; room temperature specimen
3. Improperly labeled; grossly contaminated; broken or leaking transport device;
4. Collection with substances inhibitory to PCR including heparin, hemoglobin, ethanol, EDTA concentrations >0.01M

Related Documents

For more information, please view the literature below.
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A March 2020
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), NAA Specimen Collection Instructions

If you have any questions, please contact your account executive.