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Lipid Plus Risk with Calculated LDL

ORDER CODE: LPDPC

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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
LABLPDPC LAB2974

Specialty

General Chemistry

CPT Code

80061, 86141, 83695, 83090
Collection Instructions

Collect blood following standard venipuncture collection procedures.

Preferred Specimen(s)
Plasma/Serum
Container Type
Mint-top gel tube (Lithium heparin) or SST Gold-top tube
Container Image 1

Volume

REQUESTED VOLUME MINIMUM VOLUME(PEDIATRIC)
4.5 mL 3.5 mL

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. Refrigerate

Department

Chemistry

Standard Run Time(s)

Mon-Fri

Turnaround Time

ROUTINE STAT
2-3 days 1 hour

Methodology

Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)

Components

COMPONENT
Total Cholesterol
HDL Cholesterol
Homocysteine
High Sensitivity CRP
LDL Cholesterol (calculated)
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
Lipoprotein (a)
Non-HDL Cholesterol
Calculated Cardiac Risk
Triglycerides

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
LABLPDPC LAB2974

Specialty

General Chemistry

CPT Code

80061, 86141, 83695, 83090

close ORDERING
Collection Instructions

Collect blood following standard venipuncture collection procedures.

Preferred Specimen(s)
Plasma/Serum
Container Type
Mint-top gel tube (Lithium heparin) or SST Gold-top tube
Container Image 1

Volume

REQUESTED VOLUME MINIMUM VOLUME(PEDIATRIC)
4.5 mL 3.5 mL

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. Refrigerate


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Department

Chemistry

Standard Run Time(s)

Mon-Fri

Turnaround Time

ROUTINE STAT
2-3 days 1 hour

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Methodology

Spectrophotometric (Colorimetric)

Components

COMPONENT
Total Cholesterol
HDL Cholesterol
Homocysteine
High Sensitivity CRP
LDL Cholesterol (calculated)
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
Lipoprotein (a)
Non-HDL Cholesterol
Calculated Cardiac Risk
Triglycerides

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