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Test Code OCLB Occult Blood

Performing Laboratory

YRMC, Microbiology

Day(s) Test Set Up

Outpatient:

     Monday through Friday 0600 to 1930

     Saturday and Sunday 0600 to 1430

 

Inpatient:

     Point of Care Testing

Specimen Requirements

Stool submitted in the Hemosure® Fecal Occult Blood Fecal Collection tube.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient. 

Reference Values

Negative

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82274 – Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualititative.

Collection Instructions

The Hemosure test requires only a small amount of fecal sample.  The specimen should be collected with the use of the provided collection paper and free from toilet bowl water. 

 

A specimen should not be collected from a patient with the following conditions that may interfere with the test results:

  • Menstrual Bleeding
  • Patients with visibily bloody stools
  • Bleeding Hemorrhoids.
  • Bleeding due to Constipation
  • Urinary Bleeding (females only)

 

Collection Procedure:

  1. Retrieve one Fecal Collection Tube and one Test Cassette (if refrigerated, allow to come to room temperature – up to 30 minutes).
  2. Unscrew the cap of the Fecal Collection Tube and remove Applicator Stick.
  3. Randomly insert the Applicator Stick into the fecal sample from three (3) to six (6) times.
  4. Do NOT clump, scoop, or fill the tube.
  5. Return the Applicator Stick into the Fecal Collection Tube and tighten the cap thoroughly.  Shake the tube to mix the sample with the Extraction Buffer.

Methodology

Immunochemical test qualitative determination of Fecal Occult Blood

Loinc Code

29771-3