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Test Code SARS-CoV-2, Antigen SARS-CoV-2 Antigen by LumiraDX

Important Note

Testing is limited to the following situations:

  1. Patients being discharged to long term care facilities
  2. limited Pre-Surgical cases

 

 

Infectious

Additional Codes

Epic: LAB2047

Specimen Requirements & Patient Preparation

Nasal swab in LumiraDX transport

 

 

 

Methodology

The LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test is a rapid microfluidic immunofluorescence assay 

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature: 5 hours

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday.  All shifts

Rejection Criteria

any sample other than nasal swab in LumiraDX transport

Reference Values

Positive/Negative

CPT Coding

87426

Indended Use

The LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test is a rapid microfluidic immunofluorescence assay intended for the qualitative detection of the nucleocapsid protein antigen to SARS-CoV-2 directly from anterior nasal swab samples

Turnaround Time

Results obtained usually within 30 minutes after receipt of specimen in the laboratory under normal circumstances.  If repeat testing is needed, delays may result.