Boston Heart Cardiovascular Risk Test

Message
See Package insert for instructions. If LDL-P is ordered add Black with Yellow Top tube.


Test Code
LAB6301


Alias/See Also
Boston Heart


Includes
Boston Heart Follow-up Panel: Cholesterol Balance, Fatty Acid Balance, Lipid Panel, apoB, LDL-particle size, ALT and Glucose
Also available: SLC01B1, Sterol, LDL-p


Instructions
Be sure to always draw these five tubes, in the following order : 2 tigers, black, white, lav.
See product insert for instructions.
Add Black with Yellow Top (Bumblebee Tube) if LDL-p is requested


Specimen Stability
Kits are only stable for 48 hours.
They can only be drawn Monday - Thursday so they can be overnighted in time for processing at Boston Heart. If a patient needs to be drawn on a Friday then it can only be collected before Noon and Only at the Lab Front Desk.


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Failure to collow collection and handling instructions.


Additional Information
LDL-P_Instructions


The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.