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Cholesterol, Body Fluid
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
BFCHOL
CPT Codes
82465
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a no additive (red-top) tube
Other Acceptable Specimens
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a plastic leakproof container, 0.5 mL fluid submitted in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube.
Instructions
Acceptable body fluids include: synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and drainage. Please specify body site for drainage fluids.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Not recommended Refrigerated: 3 days Frozen: 3 weeks
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
None established
Clinical Significance
Peritoneal fluid cholesterol determination can distinguish cirrhotic versus malignant ascites. Cholesterol level determination in pleural effusion has been recommended in differentiating exudates from transudates.
