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Lipid Panel*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Lipid Panel

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.

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.

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Reference Values

See Individual Tests

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Available STAT

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