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HDL CHOLESTEROL
Test CodeLAB101
CPT Codes
83718
Preferred Specimen
One 4.5 mL light green top tube
Pediatric volume: One light green top microtainer.
Pediatric volume: One light green top microtainer.
Patient Preparation
Fasting preferred
Other Acceptable Specimens
Dark green top, red top or gold top tube
Instructions
ample must be centrifuged within two hours of collection. Serum/plasma must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection
Ambient: 2 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 3 months
Ambient: 2 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Lipemic specimens
Methodology
Accelerator selective Detergent
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
HDL reference range: ≥50 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol <40 mg/dL in males, and <50 mg/dL in females, suggests major risk for heart disease per the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).
Conversely, HDL ≥60 mg/dL suggests negative risk.
HDL Cholesterol <40 mg/dL in males, and <50 mg/dL in females, suggests major risk for heart disease per the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).
Conversely, HDL ≥60 mg/dL suggests negative risk.
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center Barnesville Hospital Braxton County Memorial Camden Clark Medical Center Fairmont Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center Harrison Community Hospital Jackson General Hospital Jefferson Medical Center Princeton Community Hospital Potomac Valley Hospital Reynolds Memorial Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Uniontown Hospital Wetzel County Hospital Wheeling Hospital
