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Lipid Panel with Calculated LDL, Serum/Plasma
ORDER CODE: LPDCORDERING
SPECIMEN
PROCESSING
RESULTS
The patient should be fasting for at least 8 hours prior to sample collection. Regardless of whether patient is fasting or not, lab will still accept lipid specimen and run them. Phlebotomist needs to alert the chemistry team that specimens were collected under non-fasting conditions.
Test Code
| SHC TEST CODE | LPCH TEST CODE |
|---|---|
| LABLPDC | LAB18 |
Specialty
General Chemistry
CPT Code
80061
Collection Instructions
Preferred Specimen Type
Plasma/Serum
Container Type
Mint-top gel tube (Lithium heparin) or SST Gold-top tube
Volume
| REQUESTED VOLUME | MINIMUM VOLUME(PEDIATRIC) |
|---|---|
| 1 mL whole blood | 0.6 mL (1 full microtainer) whole blood |
Specimen Stability
| TEMPERATURE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIMEN TYPE | ROOM TEMP | REFRIGERATED | FROZEN |
| Plasma/Serum | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
Special Handling
The patient should be fasting for at least 8 hours prior to sample collection. Specimens must be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection. After centrifugation, specimens are stable for 7 days at 2 to 8°C.
Department
Chemistry
Standard Run Time(s)
24 hours/7 days a week
Turnaround Time
| ROUTINE | STAT |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | 1 hour |
Methodology
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)
Components
| COMPONENT |
|---|
| Total Cholesterol |
| HDL Cholesterol |
| LDL Cholesterol (calculated) |
| LDL/HDL Ratio |
| Non-HDL Cholesterol |
| Cholesterol/HDL Ratio |
| Triglycerides |
ORDERING
The patient should be fasting for at least 8 hours prior to sample collection. Regardless of whether patient is fasting or not, lab will still accept lipid specimen and run them. Phlebotomist needs to alert the chemistry team that specimens were collected under non-fasting conditions.
Test Code
| SHC TEST CODE | LPCH TEST CODE |
|---|---|
| LABLPDC | LAB18 |
Specialty
General Chemistry
CPT Code
80061
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SPECIMEN
Collection Instructions
Preferred Specimen Type
Plasma/Serum
Container Type
Mint-top gel tube (Lithium heparin) or SST Gold-top tube
Volume
| REQUESTED VOLUME | MINIMUM VOLUME(PEDIATRIC) |
|---|---|
| 1 mL whole blood | 0.6 mL (1 full microtainer) whole blood |
Specimen Stability
| TEMPERATURE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIMEN TYPE | ROOM TEMP | REFRIGERATED | FROZEN |
| Plasma/Serum | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
Special Handling
The patient should be fasting for at least 8 hours prior to sample collection. Specimens must be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection. After centrifugation, specimens are stable for 7 days at 2 to 8°C.
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PROCESSING
Department
Chemistry
Standard Run Time(s)
24 hours/7 days a week
Turnaround Time
| ROUTINE | STAT |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | 1 hour |
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RESULTS
Methodology
Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)
Components
| COMPONENT |
|---|
| Total Cholesterol |
| HDL Cholesterol |
| LDL Cholesterol (calculated) |
| LDL/HDL Ratio |
| Non-HDL Cholesterol |
| Cholesterol/HDL Ratio |
| Triglycerides |
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