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Calprotectin, Stool

Order Code: CALPRO

Test Summary

N/A

Aliases

Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

3 grams solid stool in standard stool container without preservative, or a clean, leak-proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative.

Minimum Volume

0.3 grams

Instructions

Standard stool container without preservative.

Not recommended to keep stool sample at room temperature.

Patient Preparation

N/A

Storage

Standard stool container without preservative

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 6 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen -20 C: 28 days
Frozen -70 C: 1 year

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

Liquid or semi-liquid stool collected in a standard stool container without preservative, or a clean, leak proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative.

Unacceptable Specimens

Stool sollected in a container with fixative or preservative
Stool collected during a surgical procedure
Other specimen rather than raw stool sample

Order Code

CALPRO

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB5217

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

83993

Billing Code

670618

CPT Statement

Methodology

Chemiluminescence (CL)

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

< 50 mcg/g Normal

50 - 120 mcg/g Borderline

>120 mcg/g Elevated

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Monday - Saturday; Report available: 5 - 6 days