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Triglycerides, Plasma

Performing Lab(s)

Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh

Specimen Requirement (s)

Specimen:  plasma (preferred) or serum

Type: Container/Tube: Mint green (LiHep) tubes (preferred), SST (gold or marble)  or plain red top

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume:  1 mL of plasma

 

Collection instructions:

  • Patient should be fasting for at least 12 hours just prior to specimen collection. 
  • Fasting not required if inpatient.

Lab instructions: NA

Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 hours

 

Turnaround Time:

STAT: No

Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt

Transport and Stability

Transport temperature: Ambient to lab

Reference Values

Triglycerides

Age

Reference Values

0 – < 10 years

0 – 99 mg/dL

> 10 – < 20 years

0 – 129 mg/dL

> 20 years

0 – 149 mg/dL

 

Interpretive Data:

Ages < 9 years

     Acceptable:               < 75 mg/dL

     Borderline high:        75 - 99 mg/dL

     High:                         > 100 mg/dL

 

Ages 10 – 20 years     

     Acceptable:               < 90 mg/dL

     Borderline high:        90 - 129 mg/dL

     High:                         > 130 mg/dL

 

Ages > 20 years

     Acceptable:               <150 mg/dL

     Borderline high:        150-199 mg/dL

     High:                         200-499 mg/dL

     Very High:                > 499 mg/dL

CPT/LOINC Codes

84478

Additional Information

Stat Available: No