Test Code LIPROF Lipid Profile
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: Gold top tube(s), serum.
Specimen Volume: 2 mL of serum
Collection Instructions: Overnight (12-14 hour) fast. Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before specimen is drawn.
Note: Label specimen appropriately.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Performing Laboratory
The Valley Hospital
Methodology
Profile Information: | |
Cholesterol |
HDL |
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio | LDL/HDL Ratio |
Calculated LDL | Triglycerides |
Reference Values
See individual test listings for reference values.
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80061