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PANCREATIC ENZYME ANALYSIS |
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ORDERING INFORMATION: |
Geisinger Epic Procedure Code: LAB2805 Geisinger Epic ID: 34066 | |
SPECIMEN COLLECTION |
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Specimen type: |
Duodenal aspirate. | |
Preferred collection container: |
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Specimen required: |
0.5 mL duodenal aspirate. | |
| SPECIMEN PROCESSING |
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Transport temperature: |
Frozen. | |
Specimen stability: |
Room temperature: Unacceptable. Refrigerated: Unacceptable. Frozen (-70Cº): Indefinite. | |
Rejection criteria: |
Room temperature or refrigerated specimen. | |
TEST DETAILS |
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Reference interval: |
Accompanies report. | |
Additional information: |
Approximately 0.5 mL of duodenal fluid is necessary to perform the total enzyme analysis. The fluid must have a pH of 6.5 or above at the time of collection. A lower pH suggests gastric contamination, which will irreversibly destroy the enzyme activities. | |
CPT code(s): |
84485, 82150, 83690, 84311, 84157, 83986 | |
| Note: The billing party has sole responsibility for CPT coding. Any questions regarding coding should be directed to the payer being billed. The CPT codes provided by GML are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. | ||
Test includes: |
Pancreatic enzyme analysis on duodenal aspirate. | |
Methodology: |
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric) |
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Synonyms: |
Pancreatic enzyme activity Quest test code 6617 PENZ
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