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Cardio IQ® Insulin
Test Code91731
CPT Codes
83525
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Patient Preparation
Fasting specimen required
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Instructions
Collect blood by venipuncture into plain tubes (without anticoagulant); separate the serum from cells.
Unable to add insulin testing unless sample was submitted frozen.
Unable to add insulin testing unless sample was submitted frozen.
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Plasma • Grossly icteric
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Tues-Sat
Report Available
2-3 days
Clinical Significance
Insulin is useful in diagnosing hyperinsulinemia in hypoglycemic patients. Hyperinsulinemia may be due to an insulin-producing tumor (insulinoma), syndrome of insulin resistance, or persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |
Last Updated: November 6, 2024
