Test Details
Mnemonic
FCAPE
Ordering Code
3000884
CPT-4 Code(s)
83993, 82653
Specimen Information
Collect
Random stool
Specimen Preparation
Send 1.5 g unpreserved stool in a screw capped plastic stool container.
Minimum Volume
0.3 g
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Stool in media or preservative.
Swabs
Swabs
Stability
Room temperature: 6 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 16 weeks
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen: 16 weeks
Methodology
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reference Range
See report
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes