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Test Code LAB81 Glucose - Fasting (FBS)

Department

CHEMISTRY

Collection Requirements

Patient should be fasting for 8 hours.

Primary Collection Container

Green PST (Lithium Heparin)

Alternate Collection Container

Green Microtainer PST

Transport

Plasma refrigerated

Preferred Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Processing

Centrifuge and refrigerate.

Separate from cells if testing is delayed more than 2 hours.

Deliver to Chemistry ASAP.

Stability

Refrigerated: 72 hours

Minimum Testing Volume

0.5 mL

Reference Range

70 – 110 mg/dL

Methodology

Hexokinase (HK) Roche c503

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

As completed

CPT Codes

82947

Unacceptable Conditions

Gross hemolysis.

Delay in separating cells from plasma.