Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19 is the name for the respiratory syndrome caused by infection with severe acute Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Due to the national health crisis, Quest and Labcorp are proud to begin testing for COVID-19 and the following is how to order these tests in DrChrono.
The initial steps in getting to the order screen in a patient chart are the same and can be referred to in this knowledge base article How to Order Labs in DrChrono
Once you've chosen the preferred lab in the dropdown you will be at the following screen:
Please use the following information provided by each corporation to fill in the required fields above:
For Quest Lab orders:
Test number is: 39448
Acceptable CPT Codes: 86769
COVID-19 Antibody:
Test number 39504 IgG. CPT: 86769
For Labcorp:
Test number: 139900
Acceptable CPT Codes: U0003; (AMA: 87635). Updates will be made available and can be accessed here Labcorp Coronavirus Labs
As of 4/27/2020, the following labs have been added to test for the COVID-19 antibodies:
Test number 164055 IgG. CPT: 86769
Test Number 154034 IgM. CPT: none available as of 4/29/2020
Test number 164072 IgA. CPT: none available as of 4/29/2020
***Provider and staff resources***
Quest Diagnostics Coronavirus Disease 2019
Quest Diagnostics Pathogen Panel
Healthcare Provider Information re: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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