Orderable Name HPylori Ag Helicobacter pylori Antigen
Additional Codes
CNE Order Code: HPylori Ag
Specimen Type
Stool
Minimum Volume
0.5 grams
Container Type/Storage
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 antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or bismiuth compunds 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