CPT Code(s):
82656
Specimen Requirements:
- Container- Para Pak Collection containers: Please submit all 4 (preferred)
White-REQUIRED - Specimen Type- Stool
- Storage/stability – Refrigerated (2 – 8°C): 14 days
- Epic order code: Lab979
Use:
Can be used for the diagnosis or the exclusion of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, which may be associated with chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, carcinoma of the pancreas, diabetes mellitus type 1 (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, and other etiologies of pancreatic insufficiency.
Methodology:
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based upon a monoclonal antibody-based detection system specific for pancreatic elastase-1 (PEL-1)
Reported:
4 – 6 days
Reference Values:
Normal: >200 μg elastase/g fecal material
Moderate pancreatic insufficiency: 100−200 μg elastase/g fecal material
Severe pancreatic insufficiency: <100 μg elastase/g fecal material