FECAL LEUKOCYTES
Marquette General Health System

General Info

HLAB/HOL Code

  FCL

MGH LIS Test No

  957

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  FCL

Specimen Info

Type

  Fecal  

Volume

  1 gram

Temperature

  Ambient

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  2 fecal smears or fresh random stool in covered container.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Wright stain/microscopic examination.

Clinical Utilities
Distingushing between inflammatory and noninflammatory diarrhea.

CPT Codes
89055

The CPT codes provided are based on AMA guidelines
and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the
sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions
regarding coding to the payer being billed.

Reference Range
None seen

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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