VAP Cholesterol Profile

Test Code

804500

Alias/See Also

Expanded Lipoprotein Analysis; HDL Subfractions; LDL Particle Size; LDL Subfractions; VAP(TM); Vertical Auto Profile

CPT Codes
84478, 83701

Preferred Specimen

Serum

Minimum Volume

1mL

Instructions

Ten-hour to 12-hour fasting is required. Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection. Submit serum in gel-barrier tube or a plastic transport tube. NOTE: Specimens must remain refrigerated or on a frozen cool pack. Specimens may be sent frozen in a plastic transport tube when storage and shipping time total more than 72 hours from the time of collection.

Transport Container

Gel-barrier tube

Transport Temperature

Freeze

Specimen Stability

Room temp: UNSTABLE; Refrigerate: 7 days; Frozen: 28 days

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

Specimen received room temperature

Methodology
Direct analysis of lipoproteins by vertical density-gradient ultracentrifugation followed by measurement of the cholesterol distribution; triglycerides are measured enzymatically.

Setup Schedule

TUES-SAT

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.