GI Panel (Stool PCR)

CPT Code

87506

Specimen Type

Stool

Container Type

Sterile Specimen Container or ESWAB (collect from liquid part of stool)

Stability

Room Temperature-24 hours; 2-8°C-96 hours

Clinical Notes

GI Panel will test for the following: Campylobacter, C. difficile, Shigella sonnei, Salmonella enterica, E.coli 0157, E. coli, Yersinia enterocolitica

Performing Lab

Principle Laboratory - Houston
16840 Buccaneer Ln
Suite 281
Houston, TX 77058