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Test Code HPAG Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) Antigen, Stool

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 72 hours of collection

 

Specimen: Stool (formed, solid, semi-solid or liquid) submitted in a tightly closed sterile container

Storage & Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Unacceptable specimens: Stool on swabs, in transport media or in preservative vials

Performing Laboratory

Munson Medical Center Laboratories

Methodology

Rapid Immunoassay

Reference Values

Negative

Day(s) Test Performed

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87338