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INSULIN Serum
MessagePatient should be Fasting. Serum Only
Test Code
INS
CPT Codes
83525
Preferred Specimen
Gold Top Tube
Specimen Stability
2 days
Limitations
Insulin levels are not typically used in the diagnosis or management of diabetic patients. Insulin levels can be useful in evaluating patients with fasting hypoglycemia, in determining insulin resistance in the general population, and in assessing abnormalities in beta cell secretory function. Insulin levels are used in studying the pathophysiology of diabetes.
Clinical Significance
In vitro diagnostic immunoassay test for the quantitative determination of insulin in human serum using the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP systems. This assay can be used to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia.
