4611 Fecal Fat - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

4611 Fecal Fat

Specimen:

Collect:

Random Stool

Submit:

5 gm (Min:1 gm) Random Stool in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.

Rejection Criteria:

Specimen submitted in any transport media.

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Microscopy

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82705 - Fat, Fecal

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

4609 - STOOL, NEUTRAL FATS

4610 - STOOL, FATTY ACIDS