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LDL-Cholesterol (Low-Density Lipoprotein), Direct

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:     2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume:  1 mL

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Fasting not required of the patient.

 

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

< 129 mg/dL

 

Interpretive Data:

Ages < 19 years

   Acceptable:              <100 mg/dL

   Borderline high:       100-129- mg/dL

   High:                        ≥ 130 mg/dL

 

Ages > 20 years

    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.

CPT/LOINC Codes

83721