Directory of Services

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87015; 87116

Turnaround time:

• 14-21 Days Positive Culture
• 6-8 Weeks Negative Culture
• Up to 28 Days for Susceptibility Testing

ACID FAST BACILLUS (AFB) CULTURE

Method: Acid Fast Smear (Fluorochrome and Modified Kinyoun Stains)

CPT Code: 87206

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours from time of receipt (Monday through Saturday)

ACID FAST BACILLUS (AFB) SMEAR

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87190 x 5

Turnaround time:

• Up to 28 Days for Susceptibility Testing

Acid Fast Bacillus (AFB) Susceptibility Studies

Method: BD Phoenix

CPT Code: 87184

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing, Aerobe and Facultative Anaerobe

Method: Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR); Amplification of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika virus RNA

CPT Code: 87798

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours, Monday through Friday

Arbovirus Detection (Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika), NAAT

Method:  Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Bacillus anthracis DNA

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• Presumptive PCR result within 12-24 hours
• Culture confirmatory within 48-72 hours

Bacillus anthracis identification, NAAT

Method:  RPLA - Reverse Passive Latex Agglutination

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Bacillus cereus Enterotoxin (diarrheal type)

Method:  RPLA - Reverse Passive Latex Agglutination

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• Presumptive PCR result within 12-24 hours
• Culture confirmatory and speciation in 7-10 days

Brucella species identification, NAAT

Method: Detection of C. auris genomic material by qPCR

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24-48hrs

Candidozyma auris (Candida auris) PCR screen

Method: Real Time PCR, GeneXpert (Cepheid) platform

CPT Code: 87798 (x5)

Turnaround time:

• 24 Hours (M-Th)

Carbapenem Resistance Mechanism, NAAT

Methods: Culture, mCIM (phenotypic test for carbapenamase production), PCR (for resistance mechanism detection)

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Carbapenem Resistant Organism (CRO) Testing

Method: Aptima Combo 2 Assay (NAAT) (Transcription-mediated amplification)

CPT Code: 87491

Turnaround time:

•  24 Hours (M-F)
  (Negatives and positives reported same day)

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), NAAT, Swab

Method: Aptima Combo 2 Assay (NAAT) (Transcription-mediated amplification)

CPT Code: 87491

Turnaround time:

•  24 Hours (M-Th)
  (Negatives and positives reported same day)

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), NAAT, Urine

Method: Animal Inoculation (Toxin Detection)

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 4 working days

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) Mouse Bio-assay

Method: In vitro detection of Botulinum Toxins A, B, E and F by ELISA (This test is referred to the Utah State Public Heatlh Laboratory)

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

•  1-2 weeks
  (This test is referred to the Utah State Public Heatlh Laboratory)

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) Toxins A, B, E and F by ELISA assay

Method: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 genomic material by nucleic acid amplification

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24-72 hours

SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), NAAT

Method: Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Coxiella burnetti (Q Fever) DNA.

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• This is a send-out test.

Coxiella burnetti (Q Fever), NAAT

Method: Direct Immunofluorescence

CPT Code: 87272, 87269

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Cryptosporidium/Giardia, DFA

Method: Direct Immunofluorescence

CPT Code: 87046

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Campylobacter sp.

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87166

Turnaround time:

• 72-96 hours

Culture, Corynebacterium diphtheria

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87070

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Ear

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87070

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Eye

Method: Culture (Gram Stain for Vaginal only)

CPT Code: 87070, Vaginal Culture will receive Gram Stain CPT 87205

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Culture, Genital Tract, Female (Cervical, Urethral, and Vaginal)

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87070

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Culture, Genital Tract, Male (Urethral)

Method: Culture

CPT Code:  87077 - Aerobic, 87076 - Anaerobic

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Culture, Isolate Identification (Reference Culture)

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87070

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC)

Methods: Culture and Gram Stain

CPT Codes: 87070, 87205

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Respiratory - Lower

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87070

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Respiratory - Upper

Method: Enzyme Immuno Assay (EIA) for detection of Shiga toxins I and II (verotoxins)

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87081

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87045, 87046 x 2

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Stool

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87046

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Stool, Yersinia sp.

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87081

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Culture, Streptococcus Group B

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87081

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Culture, Streptococcus Screen Beta-Hemolytic, Throat (Group A Only)

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87086

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 hours

Culture, Urine

Methods: Culture and Gram Stain

CPT Codes: 87070, 87205

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Culture, Wound

Method: Serologic agglutination and biochemical identification

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

E. coli O157:H7 Confirmation

Method: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) Amplification of Ebola DNA

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Ebola Virus, NAAT

Method: Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Francisella tularensis DNA.

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• Presumptive PCR result within 12-24 hours
• Culture confirmatory and speciation 7-10 days

Francisella tularensis (Tularemia), NAAT

Method: Isolation of C. auris specimen from pure isolate for whole genome sequencing (WGS) and antifungal susceptibility (AFST)

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 1-3 weeks

• Fungal Culture, Candidozyma auris (Candida auris)

Method: Culture

CPT Code:  May vary with source

Turnaround time:

• 4 weeks

Fungal culture, Drainage or Exudate

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87101

Turnaround time:

• 4 weeks

Fungal Culture, Hair

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87101

Turnaround time:

• 4 weeks

Fungal Culture, Nails

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87101

Turnaround time:

• 4 weeks

Fungal Culture, Skin

Method: Culture

CPT Code: 87102

Turnaround time:

• 4 weeks

Fungal Culture, Sputum

Method:  Direct Immunofluorescence

CPT Code: 87269

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

Giardia, DFA

Method: Aptima Combo 2, Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay (NAAT) (Transcription-mediated amplification)

CPT Code: 87591

Turnaround time:

• 24 Hours (M-F)
• Negatives and positives reported same day

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), Swab, NAAT

Method: Aptima Combo 2, Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay (NAAT) (Transcription-mediated amplification)

CPT Code: 87591

Turnaround time:

• 24 Hours (M-Th)
• Negatives and positives reported same day

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), Swab, NAAT

Method: Stain

CPT Code: 87205

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Gram Stain

Method: Culture-Independent Diagnostic Testing, Gastrointestinal Panel

CPT Code: 87507

Turnaround time:

• 4-8 Hours (M-F)

Gastrointestinal Panel, NAAT

Method: Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

CPT Code: 86790, 83898

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Hantavirus (Sin Nombre Virus), IgM and IgG

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86708, 86709

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis A Antibody, IgM

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86708

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis A Antibody, IgG

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86704

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours
• Set up Tuesday and Thursday

Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM and IgG

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86706

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (Immune Status)

Method: Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay (MEIA)

CPT Code: 86706

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis B Surface Antibody, Quantitative (Immune Status)

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86706

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86803

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Hepatitis C Antibody (HCV), IgM and IgG

Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)

CPT Code: 86703

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

HIV-1 / HIV-2 Antigen and Antibody Screening

Method: Tissue Culture

CPT Code: 87254 x 2

Turnaround time:

• 48-72 Hours (M-F)

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1/2), NAAT

Method: Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT); Transcription-mediated amplification

CPT Code: 87624

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) High Risk, NAAT

Method: Real-Time RT-PCR, Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Influenza Virus RNA

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 48 hours

Influenza Screen and Sub-Typing, NAAT

Method: Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

CPT Code: 83655

Turnaround time:

•  10 days

Lead, Blood

Method: Real-Time RT-PCR, Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Measles Virus (MeV) RNA.

CPT Code: 87798

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Measles (Rubeola) Virus, NAAT

Method: Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

CPT Code: 86765

Turnaround time:

• 1 Week - Reference Assay

Measles (Rubeola) Virus, IgG

Method: Immunofluorescence Assay

CPT Code: 86765

Turnaround time:

• 5 days (M-F)

Measles (Rubeola) Virus, IgM

Method: Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

CPT Code: 86735, 86762, 86765

Turnaround time:

• 5 days (M-F)

Measles, Mumps & Rubella - MMR Immunity Profile

Method: Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR), Amplification of Non-Variola Orthopoxvirus DNA

CPT Code: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Mpox (Monkeypox), NAAT

Method: Enzyme Immunoassay

CPT Code: 86735

Turnaround time:

• 5 days (M-F)

Mumps Virus, IgG

Method: Immunofluorescence Assay

CPT Code: 86735

Turnaround time:

• 5 days (M-F)

Mumps Virus, IgM

Method: Real-Time RT-PCR, Real Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Amplification of Mumps Virus (SH) RNA.

CPT Code: 86735

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Mumps Virus, NAAT

Method: Qualitative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)

CPT Code: 86735

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours (M-F)

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Detection, Rifampin Resistance, NAAT

Method: RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription/Polymerase Chain Reaction)

CPT Code: 87206

Turnaround time:

• 24-72 hours

Norovirus, NAAT

Method: Formalin Concentrate and Trichrome Stain

CPT Code: 87177, 8720

Turnaround time:

• 72 hours

OVA & Parasites

Method: Slide Suspension Evaluation

CPT Code: 88142

Turnaround time:

• 5 business days

PAP Smear, ThinPrep® Method

Method: Wright's Stain; Microscopic Examination of thick and thin peripheral blood stained smears

CPT Code: 87207

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Parasite Identification, Blood

Method: Macroscopic and Microscopic Evaluation

CPT Code: 87210

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Parasite Identification

Method: Slide Evaluation

CPT Code: 87172

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Pinworm

Method: Cultuture-independent diagnostic testing; nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT); Repiratory Infection, Agent Detection Panel. Detects: Adenovirus, Coronavirus HKU1, Coronavirus NL63, Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus OC43, Human Metapneumovirus, Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Influenza A, Influenza A/H1, Influenza A/H3, Influenza A/H1-2009, Influenza B, Parainfluenza Virus 1, Parainfluenza Virus 2, Parainfluenza Virus 3, Parainfluenza Virus 4, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bordetella pertussis, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae

CPT Codes: 87633, 87798, 87486, 87581

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Respiratory Pathogen Detection Panel, NAAT

Method: Rapid latex agglutination test

CPT Codes: 86762

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours (M-F)

Rubella Antibody (German Measles), IgM and IgG

Method: Rapid latex agglutination test

CPT Codes: Varies depending on test performed

Turnaround time:

• Up to 2 weeks

Serotyping: Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae

Method: Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)

CPT Codes: 86781

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Treponema pallidum (syphilis), IFA

Method: Charcoal flocculation, reflex to TP.PA for confirmation if reactive at additional cost

CPT Codes: 86592

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Treponema pallidum (syphilis), RPR with Reflex to TPPA

Method: Particle Agglutination

CPT Codes: 86781

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Treponema pallidum (syphilis), TPPA

Method: Agglutination

CPT Codes:  86592, 86593

Turnaround time:

• 24 hours

Treponema pallidum (syphilis), VDRL

Method: Cell mediated immune response to peptide antigens that simulate mycobacterial proteins, a.k.a. interferon gamma release assay (IGRA)

CPT Codes:  86480

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

TB QuantiFERON Gold Plus (IGRA), In-Tube

Method: Aptima Transcription-mediated amplification

CPT Codes:  87491

Turnaround time:

• 24 Hours (M-F)
  (Negatives and Positives reported same day)

Trichomonas vaginalis, NAAT

Method: Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

CPT Codes: 86790

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours (M-F)

West Nile Virus (WNV), IgM and IgG

Method: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of enteric pathogens via massively parallel sequencing.

CPT Codes: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 1-2 weeks (M-F)

Whole genome sequencing (WGS): Enteric pathogens, surveillance

Method: Sanger sequencing of Norovirus positive samples for CaliciNet

CPT Codes: n/a

Turnaround time:

• 96-120 Hours (M-F)

Whole genome sequencing (WGS): Norovirus, surveillance

Method: Yersinia pestis (Plague), NAAT

CPT Codes: n/a

Turnaround time:

• Presumptive PCR result within 12-24 hours; Culture confirmatory and speciation 7-10 days

Yersinia pestis (Plague), NAAT

Method: Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

CPT Codes: 86794

Turnaround time:

• 24-48 hours

Zika Virus, IgM