FECAL LEUKOCYTES (WBC)


METHODOLOGY
Latex Agglutination

PERFORMED
Mon-Fri

REPORTED
Same day

COLLECT
Stool

TRANSPORT
Refrigerated: Fresh, unpreserved stool in sterile, leak-proof container is preferred.

Stool preserved in Cary Blair media is acceptable.

STABILITY
Refrigerated: 48 hours

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
Ambient or Frozen specimens. Specimens preserved in Formalin, MF, SAF, PVA or other fixative.

REMARKS
N/A

REFERENCE RANGE
Negative

INTERPRETIVE DATA
N/A

CPT CODE(S)
85048

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ICD-9 (Dx) CODE INFORMATION


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