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LDL Cholesterol Direct
Test Code1235300076
Alias/See Also
Cholesterol
Direct LDL
Direct LDL
CPT Codes
83721
Preferred Specimen
Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)
Patient Preparation
Preferred collection is after patient has fasted 12 hours.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST)
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Serum collected in a red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic vial
Instructions
SST/PST: Spin and do not separate.
Red-top no-gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.
Red-top no-gel tube: Spin and separate serum into a plastic transport vial.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
