Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TEST INCLUDES: Stool weight and fat content (in g/24 hours)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Adults: < 7.0 g/24 hours
Pediatric (0-6 years): < 2.0 g/24 hours
OTHER NAMES: Fecal Lipids; Quantitative Fecal Fat; Stool Fat
METHODOLOGY: Extraction/spectophotometry
CLINICAL USE: Useful in diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, chronic
pancreatitis, neoplastia, or stone obstruction;
Also useful in regional enteritis, tuberculosis
enteritis, celiac disease, Sprue, and the
atrophy of malnutrition
CPT: 82710
[FATACID] FATTY ACID ESSENTIAL (C12-C22)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Gold or Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Patient must be fasting (12-14 hours) and
must not comsume any alcohol for 24 hours
before specimen is drawn
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 ml
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4-8 days
METHODOLOGY: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis
CPT: 82544
[FATSTLQL] STOOL FAT QUALITATIVE
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated fresh stool (random)
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Screw-capped plastic container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 3 grams
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 gram
TEST INCLUDES: Neutral and total fats
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
REFERENCE RANGE: Total fats (neutral fats, soaps, and fatty
acids): normal ( Neutral fats: normal (OTHER NAMES: Fatty Acid, Stool; Fecal Fat
Stain; Neutral Fat,
Stool; Qualitative Fat; Sudan IV Stain, Stool
METHODOLOGY: Microscopic examination, following staining with
Sudan IV
CLINICAL USE: Detect the presence of fecal fatty acids and
neutral fat
CPT: 82705
[FATTYCOMP] FATTY ACID COMPREHENSIVE C8-26
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIAL HANDLING: Patient must be fasting (12-14 hours) and
must not comsume any alcohol for 24 hours