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Test Code HPylori Ag Helicobacter pylori Antigen

Additional Codes

Cerner Order Code: HPylori Ag

Specimen Type

Stool

Minimum Volume

0.5 grams

Container

Sterile Leak-Proof Container or Transport Media (Cary Blair, C&S)
Refrigerate

 

Fecal specimens in Formalin-based or alcohol-based fixatives are unacceptable

Notes

Patients should discontinue antibiotcs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or bismuth compounds in the 14 days prior to fecal sample collection. Not doing so may result in false negative results.

Routine Turnaround Time

24 Hours

Methodology

Rapid Membrane Enzyme Immunoassay

Reference Range

Negative

CPT Code

87338