GROUP B STREP BY NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATON
General Information
HLAB/HOL Code: GBS
UPHSM LIS Test #: 7848
Schedule: Daily
Testing Time: 1 day
Testing Lab: UP Health System-Marquette
UPHSM LIS Test #: 7848
Schedule: Daily
Testing Time: 1 day
Testing Lab: UP Health System-Marquette
Specimen Info
Only 1 specimen type required, unless otherwise specified
Volume:
Temperature: Ambient
Tube Type: 1 Culturette Swab (Aimes or Stuarts medium)
Collection Info:
Acceptable sources are vaginal/rectal
Temperature: Ambient
Tube Type: 1 Culturette Swab (Aimes or Stuarts medium)
Collection Info:
Acceptable sources are vaginal/rectal
Methods
Loop Mediated Isothermal amplification
Clinical Utilities
Screening for GBS colonization in antepartum women between 35 - 37 weeks gestation.
CPT Codes
87653, 87081
* The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding
is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payer being billed.
Reference Range
Negative for Strep agalactiae group B