Hypoglycemic Panel, Serum/Plasma

Test Code

19595

Alias/See Also

LAB00215

CPT Codes
80377 (HCPCS: G0480)

Includes

Chlorpropamide, Glimepiride, Glipizide, Glyburide, Nateglinide, Pioglitazone, Repaglinide, Rosiglitazone, Tolazamide, Tolbutamide

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.3 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a transport tube

Transport Container

Transport tube

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 24 months

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

Received room temperature >48 hours • Polymer gel separation tube (PST) • Serum separator tube (SST)

Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

As needed

Report Available

6-7 days

Reference Range

See Laboratory Report

Performing Laboratory

NMS Labs

200 Welsh Road

Horsham, PA 19044

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.