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Hypoglycemic Panel, Serum/Plasma
Test Code19595
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
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 |