c-Living Panel (Cenegenics)

Test Code

9708CS

Includes

Lipid Panel 2; Hemoglobin A1c with Calculated Mean Plasma Glucose (MPG); TSH; Insulin; QuestAssureD(TM) 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (D2, D3); Glucose

Preferred Specimen

5 mL Serum and Whole blood and Serum; 1 mL ; 1 mL .

Collection Instructions:
__See individual assays.
__*Unable to add Insulin testing unless sample was submitted
__frozen.

Patient Preparation:
__Patient preparation: Specimen collection after fluorescein
__dye angiography should be delayed for at least 3 days. For
__patients on hemodialysis, specimen collection should be
__delayed for 2 weeks. According to the assay manufacturer
__Siemens: Samples containing fluorescein can produce
__falsely depressed values when tested with the ADVIA
__Centaur TSH3 Ultra assay.

Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL
Whole blood: 0.5 mL
Serum: 2.5 mL

Transport Container

Serum: Red-top (no gel)
Whole blood: EDTA (lavender-top)
Serum: SST (red-top)

Transport Temperature

Serum: Frozen preferred; Room temperature unacceptable;
_Refrigerated acceptable
Whole blood: Room temperature preferred; Refrigerated
_acceptable; Frozen acceptable
Serum: Refrigerated preferred; Room temperature acceptable;
_Frozen acceptable

Specimen Stability

Serum
__Room temperature: Unacceptable
__Refrigerated: 7 Days
__Frozen: 15 Days
Whole blood
__Room temperature: 7 Days
__Refrigerated: 7 Days
__Frozen: 6 Months
Serum
__Room temperature: 4 Days
__Refrigerated: 7 Days
__Frozen: 28 Days

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

See individual assays

Methodology
See individual assays.

Setup Schedule

See indivdual assays

Clinical Significance

See individual assays.

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.