For 48 hours prior to testing and throughout testing period: Do not consume: rare or lightly cooked meat (especially beef); cauliflower, horseradish, red radishes, turnips, broccoli, cantaloupe; vitamin C in excess of 250 mg per day; iron rich supplements; aspirin and other medications that may cause gastrointestinal irritation. It is okay to consume: generous amounts of cooked or uncooked vegetables (e.g. lettuce, corn, spinach); moderate amounts of high fiber foods (e.g. bran cereal, peanuts, popcorn); plenty of fruits (e.g. plums, grapes, apples); well-cooked pork, poultry or fish. Consult your physician before discontinuing any medications, or if you have dietary restrictions.
Patients with bleeding hemorrhoids or menstrual bleeding should not be considered for testing; however, they may be tested after such bleeding ceases
Collect
Random stool sample For more detailed instructions, see the Collection Instructions under the Forms & Information section
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 15 days, Refrigerated: 30 days
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen, Avoid contamination from urine or toilet water
Remarks
In a document published by the American Cancer Society, "...screening is recommended starting at age 50 for people who are not at increased risk of colorectal cancer. There are several different screening options available. People at higher risk, such as those with a strong family history of colorectal cancer, might benefit from starting screening at a younger age.If you have a strong family history of colorectal polyps or cancer, talk with your doctor about your risk. You might benefit from genetic counseling to review your family medical tree to see how likely it is that you have a family cancer syndrome." Intermountain offers the FIT test (described here), which is a stool test requiring a small sample from one bowel movement, or the Epi proColon, a blood test that looks for markers related to colorectal cancer.What are people saying about the FIT Test?
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Next day
Methodology
Immunochemical
Lab Department
Microbiology
Testing Location
Intermountain Central Lab American Fork Hospital Orem Community Hospital Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
Synonyms
FIT
Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
CRC
Colorectal Cancer Screening (CRC)
Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
Fecal Occult Blood Immunoassay
iFOBT
FOBTi
OC Auto-80
CPT Codes
82274
Updated
10/5/21
Interface Order Code (OBR)
FOBTI
Interface Result Code (OBX)
CFOBT, FOBT, FOBTIC
Collecting
Special Instructions
For 48 hours prior to testing and throughout testing period: Do not consume: rare or lightly cooked meat (especially beef); cauliflower, horseradish, red radishes, turnips, broccoli, cantaloupe; vitamin C in excess of 250 mg per day; iron rich supplements; aspirin and other medications that may cause gastrointestinal irritation. It is okay to consume: generous amounts of cooked or uncooked vegetables (e.g. lettuce, corn, spinach); moderate amounts of high fiber foods (e.g. bran cereal, peanuts, popcorn); plenty of fruits (e.g. plums, grapes, apples); well-cooked pork, poultry or fish. Consult your physician before discontinuing any medications, or if you have dietary restrictions.
Patients with bleeding hemorrhoids or menstrual bleeding should not be considered for testing; however, they may be tested after such bleeding ceases
Collect
Random stool sample For more detailed instructions, see the Collection Instructions under the Forms & Information section
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Room temperature: 15 days, Refrigerated: 30 days
Unacceptable Conditions
Frozen, Avoid contamination from urine or toilet water
Remarks
In a document published by the American Cancer Society, "...screening is recommended starting at age 50 for people who are not at increased risk of colorectal cancer. There are several different screening options available. People at higher risk, such as those with a strong family history of colorectal cancer, might benefit from starting screening at a younger age.If you have a strong family history of colorectal polyps or cancer, talk with your doctor about your risk. You might benefit from genetic counseling to review your family medical tree to see how likely it is that you have a family cancer syndrome." Intermountain offers the FIT test (described here), which is a stool test requiring a small sample from one bowel movement, or the Epi proColon, a blood test that looks for markers related to colorectal cancer.What are people saying about the FIT Test?
Resulting
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Next day
Methodology
Immunochemical
Additional Information
Lab Department
Microbiology
Testing Location
Intermountain Central Lab American Fork Hospital Orem Community Hospital Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
