PANCREATIC ELASTASE STOOL
- Code
- 900.3000
- Name
- PANCREATIC ELASTASE STOOL
- Category
- None
- Department
- Send-Out
- Start Date
- Expiration Date
- Synonyms
- Elastase, Elastase-1, Fecal Elastase, PE 1
- CPT Codes
- 83520
- Site
- SBMF
- Reference Test
- 44591
Specimen Information
- Type
Feces
- Volume
5.0 g
- Transport Info
Transfer 5 g feces to a plastic container with tightly fitting lid
Freeze specimen- Fasting Required?
- False
- Patient Instructions
- Reference Range
Normal: 201 µg/g or greater
Moderate to mild exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 100-200 µg/g
Severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency: 99 µg/g or less- Methodology
Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Clinical Significance