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Test Code LAB12955 Lipid Panel w/Reflex to Direct LDL

Department

CHEMISTRY

Collection Requirements

Patient should be fasting for 12 hours.

Primary Collection Container

Green PST (Lithium Heparin)

Alternate Collection Container

Green Microtainer PST

Transport

Plasma refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Stability

Ambeient: 8 hours

Refrigerated: 48 hours

Minimum Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Reference Range

By report

Methodology

Lipid Panel: Refer to individual assays.

Direct LDL: Spectrophotometry

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

80061; Add 83721 if reflexed

Unacceptable Conditions

Lipemic (>1500 triglycerides) and hemolyzed samples.

Additional Information

Test reflexes to Direct LDL if Triglycerides >400 mg/dl.

Lipid Panel tests included:

Cholesterol

Triglycerides

HDL

LDLc

VLDLc

Chol/HDL Ratio

Non-HDL Cholesterol