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Test Code HPSACS Helicobacter pylori Antigen, Feces

Additional Codes

EPIC:  LAB397

Methodology

Rapid Lateral Flow Immunoassay

Preferred test for determining active infection and following treatment as a test of cure

Performing Laboratory

St. Joseph Hospital

Specimen Requirements

A minimum of 5 g of stool. Send specimen on ice in a screw-capped, plastic container. (Stool in transport media, swab, or preservative is not acceptable.)

Note:  Frozen specimen preferred; specimen refrigerated <48 hours ok.

Reference Values

Negative

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

Test Classification:

This test has been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer’s instructions.

CPT Code:

87338