CDOS

Gastrointestinal Profile, Stool, PCR

Test Code: 183480

Performing Lab: LabCorp

CPT Code: 87507 001

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Synonym

Stool PCR; Stool NAAT; Stool Pathogen

Specimen Type

Stool placed in a stool culture transport vial (Para-Pak(R) C&S orange)

Specimen Container

Para-Pak(R) C&S Orange (Cary-Blair)

Volume

Add stool until level in Para-Pak(R) vial is at fill-line on vial label. Do NOT over fill.

Specimen Handling

If possible, allow patient to urinate before collecting stool specimen so as to avoid contaminating the stool specimen with urine. Catch the stool specimen in a clean, empty wide-mouthed container or place plastic wrap over the opening of the toilet bowl to prevent the stool specimen from falling into the bowl. Do not mix urine or water with the stool specimen. For diaper collected specimens, line the diaper with plastic wrap. Do not submit the diaper. Place small amounts of the stool specimen into the orange-labeled Para-pak(R) vial using the spoon affixed to the Para-Pak(R) vial cap, taking care not to let the volume in the vial exceed the RED fill-line indicated on the label. Cap the Para-Pak(R) vial and shake the vial 10 times to ensure complete distribution of the stool into the preservative. The stool specimen must be placed into the Para-Pak(R) vial within one hour of the stools production for optimum results. Label the Para-Pak(R) vial with the patient's name, date of birth, date of collection and time of collection. Be sure the Para-Pak(R) vial cap is securely in place and that the vial is not leaking.

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimen not received in Cary-Blair preservative medium; specimen vial leaking; specimen >96 hours since collection; frozen specimen; rectal swab; specimen below fill line on container (underfilled); container overfilled above line on label

Temperature

Refrigerate. Room temperature storage and transport up to four days is acceptable.

Methodology

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
183481	Campylobacter	82196-7
183482	C difficile toxin A/B	82197-5
183484	Plesiomonas shigelloides	82198-3
183485	Salmonella	82199-1
183486	Vibrio	82200-7
183487	Vibrio cholerae	82201-5
183488	Yersinia enterocolitica	82202-3
183489	Enteroaggregative E coli	80349-4
183490	Enteropathogenic E coli	80348-6
183492	Enterotoxigenic E coli	80351-0
183493	Shiga-toxin-producing E coli	82203-1
183494	E coli O157	82204-9
183495	Shigella/Enteroinvasive E coli	80350-2
183496	Cryptosporidium	82205-6
183497	Cyclospora cayetanensis	82206-4
183498	Entamoeba histolytica	82207-2
183500	Giardia lamblia	82208-0
183501	Adenovirus F 40/41	82209-8
183502	Astrovirus	82210-6
183503	Norovirus GI/GII	82211-4
183504	Rotavirus A	82212-2
183505	Sapovirus	82213-0

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