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Lipid Panel*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Lipid Panel

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: 
Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Specimen Fill Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Fasting (10-14 hours preferred).

2. Send specimen in original tube.

3. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Available STAT

Methodology

Profile Information:
Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol, Calculated
HDL Cholesterol Triglycerides
Reflex Tests:
LDL Cholesterol, Measured  

Testing Algorithm:

If triglycerides are >400 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol, measured will be performed at an additional charge.

Reference Values

See Individual Tests

Test Coding

CPT: 80061

LOINC:

     Chol 2093-3

     Trig 2571-8

     HDL 2085-9

     VLDL 13458-5

     Ldl 2089-1

     Ldl/Hdl 11054-4

     Chol/Trig 2096-6

Order Code: RMCLIPID

Result Codes and Names:

     RMCL800410 Chol

     RMCL800394 Trig

     RMCL800450 HDL

     RMCL800293 VLDL

     RMCL800280 Ldl

     RMCL800291 Ldl/Hdl

     RMCL800292 Chol/Trig