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Fat, Body Fluid Qualitative
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
RH0084
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: FATBF
CPT Codes
89125
Preferred Specimen
3.0 mL Body Fluid
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL
Instructions
Specimens must be collected in a clean, fat-free container.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 4 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sample collected in waxy cardboard container
Methodology
Microscopic
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Identification of Fat in body fluids