Test Code SOFT: FATQL Fat, Qualitative, Fecal
Additional Codes
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EPIC NAME: FECAL FAT, QUALITATIVE EPIC CODE: LAB390
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Urinalysis
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Stool
Container/Tube: Fat-free, wax-free container
Specimen Volume: Pea-sized stool specimen
Additional Information:
1. Patient must not have taken any oily laxatives for past
7 days.
2. Do not apply oily material (cream, body lotion, etc.) to
perineum.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient/Refrigerated 72 hours
Reference Values
Normal
Increased
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82705
Methodology
Sudan III Stain