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Test Code OCCULT BLOOD STOOL SCREEN OCCULT BLOOD STOOL SCREEN

Department

Microbiology

Specimen Type

Stool

Method

Hemocult Guiac Oxidation

Container

Clean sealed plastic container, or Hemocult Cards

Special Requirements

1-3 specimens collocted on three different days for screening. Thin smears of stool specimen may also be placed directly onto hemacult slides and sent to the lab.

Standard Volume

N/A

Ship Temperature

Room Temperature

Stability Refrigerated

N/A

Stability Room Temp

24 hours specimen, 14 days hemacult slide

Stability Frozen

N/A

CPT Code

82270

Days Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Group Components

OCCULT BLOOD