Calprotectin, Stool
Also known as Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
What it measures
- Calprotectin, StoolLOINC 38445-3
Specimen
- Specimen
- 3 grams solid stool collected in a standard stool container without preservative or a clean, leak-proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative
- Minimum volume
- 0.3 g
- Also accepted
- Liquid or semi-liquid stool collected in a standard stool container without preservative or a clean, leak-proof, plastic screw-cap container without preservative
- Container
- Sterile leak-proof container
- Temperature
- Frozen
Collect stool specimen in a clean leak-proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative. standard stool container without preservative is available through Client Supply. Room temperature stability: Stable for 6 days. However due to the sample type, it is not recommended to keep stool sample at Room Temperature.
Turnaround
Set up: Mon, Fri; Report available: 6 days
Billing
CPT 83993