Test Details
Mnemonic
CALPT
Ordering Code
3000049
CPT-4 Code(s)
83993
Specimen Information
Collect
Random stool
Specimen Preparation
Send 1.5 g unpreserved stool refrigerated in an screw capped plastic stool container.
Minimum Volume
0.3 g
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 1 year
Refrigerated: 10 days
Frozen: 1 year
Methodology
Immunoassay
Reference Range
Normal: 27.1-<50 mcg/g
Borderline: 50-120 mcg/g
Abnormal: >120 mcg/g
Borderline results suggest repeat testing in 4 to 6 weeks.
Borderline: 50-120 mcg/g
Abnormal: >120 mcg/g
Borderline results suggest repeat testing in 4 to 6 weeks.
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory