# Fecal Fat, Qualitative

> This test checks a stool sample to see if there is excess fat present. It helps show whether your digestive system is properly breaking down and absorbing fats from your food. Doctors often use this test to investigate symptoms like chronic diarrhea or unexplained weight loss, helping to distinguish between problems with the pancreas and the small intestine. While it indicates if fat is not being absorbed, it does not pinpoint the exact disease causing the problem without further testing.

- Labcorp code: 001677
- Category: [Nutrients](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/nutrients.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=001677&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.