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Test Code LAB12955 Lipid Panel w/Reflex to Direct LDL

Department

CHEMISTRY

Collection Requirements

12-16 Hour fast recommended

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

Gross lipemia. Gross hemolysis.

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

Friedewald Equation is used for Low Density Lipoprotein calculation (LDLc = Total Chol - (Triglyceride / 5) - HDL)