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HelpLipid Panel, Plasma
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum
Container/Tube: Mint green (LiHep) tube (preferred), SST (gold or marble) or plain red top
Specimen Volume: 4 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: Outpatients should fast for 12 hours or more. Inpatients do not need to fast.
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
See individual test entries for reference values.
LDL, calculated
< 129 mg/dL
Reference Guidelines:
Optimal: <100 mg/dL
Near optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
Borderline High: 130-159 mg/dL
High: >160 mg/dL
Literature Reference:
National cholesterol education program (NCEP) expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). Circulation 2004;110:227.
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
No established reference intervals.
CPT/LOINC Codes
80061