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LIPASE Serum/Plasma
Test CodeLIPA
CPT Codes
83690
Preferred Specimen
Light Green (Lithium) Gel or Gold Top Tube
Specimen Stability
3 days
Clinical Significance
In vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of lipase in human serum used to diagnose and monitor treatment of diseases of the pancreas, such as acute and chronic pancreatitis and obstruction of the pancreatic duct. Pancreatic lipase degrades dietary triglycerides to glycerol and free fatty acids in the duodenum in the presence of bile salts.