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Test Code LAB5259 Occult Blood Screening

Useful For

Use: Detection of occult blood in stools.

Performing Laboratory

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center 

Asante Three Rivers Medical Center

Asante Ashland 

 

Performing Department

Microbiology

Specimen Required

Stool
Sterile container or Hemoccult cards

 

Patient should not receive vitamin C (ascorbic acid) for 3 days
prior to occult blood testing.  A high bulk, red meat free
diet with restriction of peroxidase-rich vegetables (yellow
turnips, horseradish, apples, oranges, bananas) has been
recommended for 72 hours prior to testing and during testing to
decrease the incidence of false-positives.  Alcohol, aspirin
and other gastric irritants should also be avoided 7 days
prior.

 

Follow directions on Hemoccult slides provided by
laboratory.  Follow special dietary directions as recommended
by physician.  It is recommended to sample areas from 3 stool
samples collected on 3 successive days.

Specimen Stability Information

Raw stool must be added to test card immediately after collection.

Once applied to card, sample is good for 14 days at ambient temperature.

 

Not acceptable as an add-on.

Reject Due To

  • Lack of Two Patient Identifiers:
    • 1-Patient's First & Last name 
    • 2-Patient's Date of Birth

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Report Available:
24 hours

Method Name

Guaiac paper and pseudoperoxidase reaction

CPT Code Information

82270 - Diagnostic Blood, occult, by peroxidase activity (eg, guaiac), qualitative; feces, consecutive collected specimens with single determination, for colorectal neoplasm screening
G0107 - Screening Colorectal cancer screening; fecal-occult blood test, 1-3 simultaneous determinations.

Billing Code

2031342