LDH, CSF

Test Code

LAB30448

CPT Codes
83615

Preferred Specimen

CSF in a sterile vial

Minimum Volume

Required for Testing: 0.5 mL fluid

Instructions

Hemolysis elevates specimen LDH activity.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 4 days Frozen: 6 weeks

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Gross Hemolysis

Methodology
Lactate to Pyruvate

Setup Schedule

Sunday-Saturday

Reference Range

Reference intervals not established for CSF lactate dehydrogenase.

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Reynolds Memorial Hospital

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