Test Details
Mnemonic
FLYTA
Ordering Code
3620400
CPT-4 Code(s)
84999, 84302, 82438
Specimen Information
Collect
24 hr or random liquid stool
Specimen Preparation
Mix well and send 5.0 unpreserved stool refrigerated in a screw capped plastic container. Do not use saline or H20 to liquify stool.
Minimum Volume
1 gram
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Formed or viscous stool
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Quantitative Ion-Selective Electrode
Reference Range
Not established
Performing Laboratory
ARUP Reference Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes