| Test CODE | NAME |
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L118
Occult Blood, Fecal by Immunoassay
| Methodology: | Immunoassay (IA) |
| Performed: | Sun-Sat |
| Reported: | 3-4 days |
| Specimen Required: | Collect: Stool in Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle.
Volume : One Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle with stool Patient
Preparation: No special drug or dietary restrictions are required. Results of this test are not affected by dietary peroxidases, animal blood, or vitamin C.
Specimen Preparation: Enter patient identification and date of collection on sampling bottle label. Place collection paper inside toilet bowl on top of water. Deposit fecal sample on top of collection paper. Do not allow fecal sample to contact toilet water until after specimen has been collected. Open the green cap on the sampling bottle by twisting and pulling upwards. Scrape the surface of the fecal sample with the sampling probe. Cover the grooved portion of the sampling probe completely with the fecal sample. Close the sampling bottle by inserting the sampling probe and snap the green cap on tight. Do not reopen. Flush remaining stool and used collection paper. Return the sampling bottle to the physician or laboratory. Only one stool specimen collected from one bowel movement is required.
Storage/Transport Temperature: Specimen in sampling bottle can be stored for 15 days at room temperature or for 30 days if refrigerated (2°C to 8°C). Causes for Rejection : Collection tube or sampling device other than the Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle; specimens with obvious blood (which may be due to menstrual bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation bleeding, or urinary bleeding); raw stool submitted in a container; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and test request label; specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 15 days at room temperature since collection); specimen received frozen; expired sampling bottle; leaking sampling bottle, sampling bottle overfilled, or without adequate liquid.
Note: This test is approved for NY .
Performing Lab
LabCorp Laboratory Corporation of America
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| CPT Code(s): | 82274 |