Specimen:
Collect
- Random Stool in Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- 5 gm (Min:1 gm) Random Stool in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Frozen.
Rejection Criteria
- Specimen submitted in any transport media.
Stability
Ambient: 1 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- pH Strip
Performed
Mon-Fri
Reported
1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 83986
Interpretive Data
Normal - pH of 6.0
pH less than 5.0 - Diagnostic of carbohydrate intolerance
pH greater than 7.0 - Evidence of cholerheic entropathy
Components
- 4612 - PH, STOOL
Last Updated: May 19, 2025 @ 9:13 am
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