30740:CHOLESTEROL
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Enzymatic Rate |
| Edit Date: |
1/13/2006 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
82465 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 4.5 mL plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge SST or PST and transport in original tube. Centrifuge green top tube, separate plasma into a plastic vial for transport. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
6 days refrigerated. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
See also: Lipid Panel (43540) , Lipid Panel, LDL Direct (43542), and Lipoprotein Profile (85441) |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Tubes other than those specified.
MEDICARE MAY REQUIRE A SIGNED ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) FOR THIS TEST |