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Test Code HPYLAG Helicobacter pylori Antigen, Fecal

Additional Codes

65147

Specimen Type

Stool

Preferred Collection Container

Sterile Cup

Collection Instructions

To avoid false negative results, no antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, or a bismuth preparation should be administered to patient for 14 days prior to specimen collection.

Collection Volume

4 g

Minimum Collection Volume

1 g

Rejection Criteria

Gastric specimens, swabs or tissue. Specimens in media or preservatives.

Specimen Storage and Stability

Ambient: 4 days; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 1 month.

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

Sunday through Saturday

Alias

65147; Campylobacter pylori; H. pylori; H. Pylori Antigen, Stool; H.pylori; HpSA; Hpylori; Pylori

CPT

87338

Ordering Info

As an alternative to the H. pylori urea breath test, order this test to diagnose H. pylori.

Acceptable Collection Container

Sterile cup

STAT Availability

No

Turn Around Time

2-3 days

LOINC

17780-8

Lab Department

Referred Testing