Test Code PNEUMO Pneumonia Pathogen Profile, NAAT

Additional Codes

LAB25186

Collection Method

Follow appropriate collection procedures

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Container

Sterile container, unpreserved

Acceptable Specimens

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and BAL-like specimens including Mini-BALs.
Sputum (expectorated, induced, suctioned)
Endotracheal/tracheal aspirates

Reference or Target Ranges

Not Detected – All pathogen targets

N/A – All AMR targets

Reportable Units

Detected, Not Detected or N/A

Critical Value

INFLUENZA A
INFLUENZA B
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS
IMP (CRE RESISTANCE GENE)
KPC (CRE RESISTANCE GENE)
NDM (CRE RESISTANCE GENE)
OXA-48-LIKE (CRE RESISTANCE GENE)
VIM (CRE RESISTANCE GENE)

Reasons for Rejection

Centrifuged sample.
Pretreated sample (i.e. MycoPrep, Sputasol, Snap n’ Digest, DTT, sodium hydroxide, oxalic acid, trypsin, etc.).
Samples in preservative.
Samples contaminated with bleach or other disinfecting agent.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: Test as soon as possible, preferably within 2 hours of collection.
2-8 °C: 24 hours

Performance Information

Days and Time Performed	24/7
Expected Turn Around Time	Stat: 1 hour Routine: 4 hours
Stat Availability	Yes
Performing Bench	CPH Microbiology
Methodology/Method Description	BioFire FilmArray

CPT Codes

87633

Panel Components

Pneumonia panel targets

Bacteria
Bacteria reported with bins of 10^4, 10^5, 10^6, or ≥10^7 copies/mL	Atypical bacteria
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex Branhamella (Moraxella) catarrhalis Enterobacter cloacae complex Escherichia coli Haemophilus influenzae Klebsiella aerogenes Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella pneumoniae group Proteus spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serratia marcescens Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes	Chlamydia pneumoniae Legionella pneumophila Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Viruses
Adenovirus Human rhinovirus/enterovirus Parainfluenza virus Coronavirus Influenza A virus Influenza B virus Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Human metapneumovirus
Antimicrobial resistance genes
ESBL:	CTX-M
Carbapenemase:	IMP KPC NDM OXA-48-like VIM
Methicillin resistance:	mecA/C and MREJ (MRSA)

Last review/edit date

2025