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Test Name:
Electrolytes, Feces
- SBMF No:
44172 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
FEC LYTES - ABN:
Required – No ICD-9-CM code will be reimbursed - CPT Code:
82438; 84302; 84999 - LOINC Code:
15207-4; 15202-5; 15158-9 - Ref Lab Test No:
0060185 - Test Includes:
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride - Spec Type:
Feces, liquid, random - Spec Container:
Clean (Unpreserved) Stool Transport Vial - Alt Spec Type:
24-hour feces collection - Alt Spec Container:
Plastic container with tightly fitting lid - Pref Vol:
5.0 g - Min Vol:
1.0 g - Spec Collect:
Routine random or 24-hour feces collection - Spec Process:
Transfer sample aliquot from well-mixed 24-hour or random feces collection to clean (unpreserved) Stool Transport Vial - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
Room temperature (20-30°C): Unacceptable
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
1 month frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Formed (non-liquid) or viscous feces sample - Spec Remarks:
Sample must be liquid
Do not add saline or water to liquefy sample
Test is not indicated for patients passing non-liquid feces - Methodology:
Ion-selective Electrode (ISE) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
Not established - Day Run:
Sun-Sat (daily) - Time Reported:
2-3 days - Test Type:
CHEMISTRY
