Occult blood stool, iFOBT

Alphabetical Test listing

Occult blood stool, iFOBT-8787

Test name:

Test number:

8787

Excellian order number:

LAB8787

Abbreviation:

FOB

Alternate names:

FIT
Occult blood

Useful for:

Qualitative detection of fecal occult blood

Patient preparation information:

Patient Collection Instruction Sheet

Specimen type:

Stool, random

Collection container:

Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle

Collection instructions:

For home collection, the patient will be given a collection kit with illustrated instructions, a mailing envelope, a collection vial, and collection paper.

The collection paper is placed directly in the toilet on the water surface. The patient voids into the toilet and uses the collection stick attached to the vial lid to collect stool. The collection paper is flushable. The specimen is returned to the laboratory in the mailing envelope provided.

Transport container:

Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle

Transport and stability:

Ambient - 15 days

Reason for rejection:

Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
Delay in transport
Specimens with obvious blood
Specimen received frozen
Specimen received in any container other than a flat Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
Expired sampling bottle
Leaking or overfilled sampleing bottle

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (182949); R-LC

Days set up:

Daily

TAT:

1 - 3 days

Method:

Immunoassay (IA)

Reference ranges:

Negative

CPT codes:

G0328

Date created:

07/22/2011

Revised date:

11/03/2026

Review date:

09/22/2026