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Pancreatic Elastase-1

Order Code: PELAST

Test Summary

The Elastase-1 is a quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for measuring concentrations of elastase-1 in feces as an aid in diagnosis of the exocrine pancreatic function.

Aliases

Fecal Elastase
Elastase-1
Pancreatic
Stool

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 gram stool submitted in sterile plastic leak-proof container

Minimum Volume

0.3 g

Instructions

Collect undiluted feces in clean, dry, sterile leak-proof container. Do not add fixative or preservative.

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

N/A

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature :Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

N/A

Unacceptable Specimens

Specimens collected in formalin, MF, SAF or PVA • Cary-Blair media

Order Code

PELAST

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB5500

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

82653

Billing Code

670818

CPT Statement

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

FDA Status

FDA Approved

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano CA, 92675

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

>200 mcg/g

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Monday - Saturday; Report available: 3 - 5 days