Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Fecal Calprotectin Build info

Synonyms

  • CALPROTECTIN STOOL
  • CALPROTECTIN, FECAL
  • CALPROTECTIN, STOOL
  • LAB10045

Short Name

Fecal Calprotectin

Procedure Master Number

LAB10045

Procedure ID

169906

Clinical Info

An in vitro diagnostic to aid in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, and to differentiate IBD from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory findings.

Specimen Sources

 Colon Rectum Stool

Specimen Types

 Stool

Container

Stool Container

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Clean screw capped plastic container
Specimen: 1g random stool (0.5 g min)

Note: Stool specimens should be received by the laboratory within 7 days of collection.

Transport Instructions

Frozen 

Specimen Stability

2 Days Room Temperature
3 Days Refrigerated
4 Months Frozen

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Days Performed

TAT:   5-6 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp Burlington

CPT

83993
LOINC Code;  38445-3
 

PDM

 5960000

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
CALPROTECTIN, STOOL CALPROSTL CALPROTECTIN STOOL Calprotectin, Stool