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Cholesterol, Total
Test CodeCHOL
CPT Codes
82465
Preferred Specimen
Preferred: 2.0 ml of whole blood (1.0 mL of serum/plasma)
Minimum Volume
Minimum: 0.6 mL of whole blood (0.3 mL of serum/plasma)
Instructions
Separate from cellular material within 3 hours of collection.
Transport Container
Serum Separator (gold top) or for inpatients/MSTI/ED only Lithium Heparin (green or mint top)
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 3 hours
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 3 weeks at -18 C
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 3 weeks at -18 C
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Icteric samples
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Inpatient turn around time: Routine 3 hours, stat 30 minutes. Outpatient specimens received by noon will be reported by 4:30 p.m. Specimens received after noon will be reported by the next morning.
Reference Range
Reference range based on a fasting specimen.
