Lipase, Fluid (LABCORP)

Test Code
1231100602


Alias/See Also
LAB7431: Lipase, Body Fluid | LABCORP EAP: 829034


CPT Codes
83690x1

Preferred Specimen
LABCORP LAB: STERILE CONTAINER (Room Temperature) Min Vol: N/A


Transport Temperature
Specimen Type: Fluid Container: Tissue can be fresh, paraffin-embedded, or dried. Also acceptable: Formalin-fixed. Specimens other than paraffin-embedded should be stored and transported in a metal-free container such as a royal blue (no additive). Storage: In a paraffin block, preserved (formalin), or dried; Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Indefinitely. Refrigerate Fresh tissue: Room temperature unacceptable Refrigerated up to 1 week Frozen indefinitely Special Instructions: Testing referred to ARUP Y8#20694 Specimen Collection: At least 1 cm long specimen (obtained with an 18 gauge needle) at 2-8 degrees C. Tissue can be fresh, paraffin- embedded, formalin-fixed, or dried. Specimens other than paraffin-embedded should be stored and transported in a metal-free container such as a royal-blue top (no additive). Formalin is acceptable, but no preferred. Method: Inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) Stability Room Temp: Not Available Refrigerated: Not Available Frozen: Not Available


Report Available
LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min



Last Updated: March 6, 2023


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