Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Occult Blood, Gastric

Synonyms

GASTROCCULT
LAB696
OCCULT BLOOD GASTRIC / DUODENUM
PEROXIDASE
QUALITATIVE
SOURCES

Cerner Name

Occult Blood Gastric

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Stomach

Specimen Types

Body Fluid

Specimen Volume

1 mL gastric fluid

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Screw-capped, plastic container.
Specimen: 1 mL gastric fluid
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated

Note: Limit ingestion of raw fruits and vegetables and incompletely cooked meat.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Qualitative Colorimetric

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

ARUP

CPT

82271
83986

PDM

5600217

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
OCCULT BLOOD GASTRIC	OCCBLDGAS	OCCULT BLOOD GASTRIC	Occult Blood, Gastric Fluid
OCCULT BLOOD, GASTRIC FLUID PH	OCCBLDFLPH	OCCULT BLOOD, GASTRIC FLUID PH	Occult Blood, Gastric Fluid pH

Result Interpretation

Negative

Forms

LAB696

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