Pancreatic Elastase
Order Code: PANELAST
Epic Lab Code: LAB3786
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Fecal
Collection Medium:
Feces specimen, stool container
Minimum:
1 gram formed stool
Rejection Criteria:
Sample cannot be ambient temperature for more than 4 hours.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory within 1 hour of collection.
Analytic Time:
4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Reference Interval: Normal: 201-500 mcg/g Moderate to mild exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 100-200 mcg/g Severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 99 mcg/g or less
Methodology:
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
CPT Code:
83520