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Test Code HPSA Helicobacter pylori Antigen, Stool

Important Note

Useful for:

Diagnosis of H. pylori infections

Demonstration of loss of H. pylori antigen following therapy

 

Additional Codes

YRMCCare Test Code:  LAB397

 

Performing Laboratory

Yuma Regional Medical Center Laboratory Services - Microbiology Department

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Specimen Requirements

Stool – unpreserved solid or formed, semisolid or liquid.

LOINC Code

17780-8

Reference Values

H. pylori antigen absent or below the level of detection.

Methodology

Lateral flow immunoassay

Specimen Transport and Stability Information

 

Temperature

Time

Refrigerated

3 days

Frozen

30 days

 

Test Classification and CPT Code

This test has been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Yuma Regional Medical Center Laboratory consistent with CLIA requirements.

 

CPT Code - 87338