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HelpTest Code PVCC Parainfluenza Virus Culture [14483X]
Specimen Required
Throat swab, or nasal wash/aspirate, nasal/nasal turbinate swab, tracheal lavage/wash, submitted in VCM or UTM or M4 Transport Medium • Nasal wash/aspirate, or tracheal lavage/wash, submitted in a sterile, leak-proof container
Specimen Minimum Volume
1 mL
Specimen Stability
VCM, M4, or UTM Transport Medium
Room temperature:
Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen -20ºC: Unacceptable
Frozen -70ºC: 30 days
Sterile, leak-proof container
Room temperature:
Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: Unacceptable
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
Set up: Daily a.m.; Report available: 5 days
Method Name
Rapid Culture
Collection Container / Tube
Preferred: VCM Transport Tube
Other Acceptable Container: Leak-proof container
Transport / Storage Conditions
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Reference Values
None isolated
CPT Codes
87254 (x3)
Analytic Time
Set up: Daily a.m.; Report available: 5 days