ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0020374: Occult Blood, Fecal |
| Test Mnemonic: FECBLD | |
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#ExistMethodology>
Methodology: Colorimetry
*ExistMethodology> #ExistPerformed> Performed: Sun-Sat *ExistPerformed> #ExistReported> Reported: Within 24 hours *ExistReported> |
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#ExistCollect>
Collect: Stool.
*ExistCollect> #ExistTransport> Transport: 5 g aliquot of stool in a clean unpreserved stool transport vial (ARUP Supply #40910), at 2-8°C. (Min: 1 g) *ExistTransport> #ExistRemarks> Remarks: Gastric samples: Refer to test Occult Blood, Gastric, (0060310). *ExistRemarks> #ExistConditions> Unacceptable Conditions: Frozen stool, stool in preservatives. *ExistConditions> #ExistStability> Stability: Ambient: 1 hour; Refrigerated: 36 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable *ExistStability> |
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| Reference Interval: |
| #ExistRefRange> Negative *ExistRefRange> |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 82270 |