Test Details
Mnemonic
OBFIT
Ordering Code
3000894
CPT-4 Code(s)
82274
Specimen Information
Collect
Stool in OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
Specimen Preparation
Send stool collected in an OC-Auto Sampling Bottle. Dip sampling bottle transfer wand into stool collection and place back into the OC-Auto sampling bottle. Stool must be transferred to sampling bottle within 4 hours of collection.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Unpreserved stool
Stability
Room temperature: 15 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Qualitative Immunoassay
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes