Test ID: Q0111
CPT code: 87338
LOINC: 80373-4
Specimen Type: Stool
Frequency: Setup: Sun – Sat; analytic time 2 days
Instructions: 5gm Stool, frozen (1gm min.)
Text: Patient Preparation: To avoid false negative results, no antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, or a bismuth preparation should be administered to patient for 14 days prior to specimen collection.
Used to assist in diagnosis of H pylori.
Methodology: Immunoassay