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HelpTest Code LAB4137 LIPID PANEL
Specimen Type
Preferred Specimen: Lithium Heparin Plasma (Mint Green Top)
Alternative Specimen: Serum (SST, Gold, Corvac, Tiger, Red Top Tube)
Specimen Volume
1.0 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Turnaround Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 4 hours
Test Schedule
Daily
Sample Stability
Room temperature: 2 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 3 months
Method
Photometric
Reference Ranges
| Title | Descriptor | Ranges | Units |
| Cholesterol | Desirable | Less than 200 | mg/dL |
| Borderline High | 200-239 | ||
| High | 240 or more | ||
| Triglycerides | 0 to 15 Days | 82 - 259 | mg/dL |
| 15 Days to 1 Year | 53 - 258 | mg/dL | |
| 1 to 19 Years | 44 - 197 | mg/dL | |
| Adult Normal (Fasting) | Less Than 150 | mg/dL | |
| Borderline High (Fasting) | 150-199 | ||
| High (Fasting) | 200-499 | ||
| Very high (Fasting) | 500 or more | ||
| HDL | Low | Less than 40 | mg/dL |
| Within normal limits | 40-59 | ||
| High | 60 or more |
HDL Cholesterol greater than or equal to 60 mg/dL is considered to be a 'negative' risk factor, serving to remove one risk factor from the total count.
| Title | Descriptor | Ranges | Units |
| LDL (calculated) | Optimal | Less than 100 | mg/dL |
| Near or above normal | 100-129 | ||
| Borderline High | 130-159 | ||
| High | 160-189 | ||
| Very High | 190 or more |
CPT Codes
80061
Rejection Criteria
Oxalate, citrate or fluoride plasma specimens
Test Includes
Cholesterol, mg/dL
Triglyceride, mg/dL
HDL, mg/dL
LDL (calculated), mg/dL