Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Fecal Immunochemical Occult Blood (FIT)

Synonyms

COLOFIT
FECAL GLOBIN
FECAL OCCULT BLOOD IMMUNOLOGY
IFOBT
LAB10696

Cerner Name

Clinical Info

Recommended test for the qualitative detection of fecal occult blood in feces. Aids in assessment of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, found in a number of gastrointestinal disorders (GI), e.g. colitis, polyps, and colorectal cancer.

Specimen Sources

Per Rectum

Specimen Types

Stool

Container

IFOBT TX

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Polymedco® collection probe
Specimen: Stool
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
Stability: 15 Days Room Temperature
30 Days Refrigerated
Collection Instructions: Submit 1 specimen collected in the FOBT specimen bottle collection device.
Scrape stool with surface of probe. Stool must cover the grooved portion of probe.
Note: There are no dietary restrictions.

Specimen Volume

Stool

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

15 Days Room Temperature
30 Days Refrigerated

Methodology

Immunoassay

Days Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82274

PDM

5600214

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
FECAL OCCULT BLOOD IMMUNOLOGY	OCCULTBLDIMM	FECAL OCLT BLD IMM	Fecal Occult Blood Immunochemical Test

Result Interpretation

Negative

Forms

LAB10696

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