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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code LAB265 Fecal Leukocytes - Fecal Smear for Polys

Important Note

Not Routinely Orderable. Order test LACTOFERRIN - Fecal Lactoferrin

 

Fecal Leukocytes testing should only be performed on specimens from babies </= 18 months old who are breast fed.

 

When a LACTOFERRIN is ordered on a baby that is </= 18 months and breast fed, Micro must "Add Stool Smear" via Result Entry and cancel the LACTOFERRIN order, then provide the sample to the Core Lab.

Additional Codes

CPT Code: 87205

Performing Laboratory

Peninsula Regional Medical Center - Hematology

Specimen Requirements

Submit stool specimen in a screw-capped, plastic container. (Specimen collected in diaper is not acceptable.)

Reference Values

None Seen or Occasional