Test Code OCCGAS
Occult Blood, Gastric Fluid
Specimen Requirements
0.5 mL of gastric fluid. (Inoculated test card is not acceptable.) Send specimen refrigerated in a screw-capped, sterile container. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Negative (reported as positive or negative)
Methodology
Peroxidase Activity
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82271