REFERENCES:
- NIH Publication No. 01-3305, JAMA, 285:2486-97, May, 2001.
- Report of the National Cholesterol Treatment Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Arch Intern Med,1988, 148:36-9.
- Vance, D.E., Vance, J.E. Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Membranes. New York, Elsevier Science, 1996.
- CPT CODE:
- 82465
- COLLECTION CONTAINER:
- SST or red-stopper tube
- COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS:
- LCHO-Cholesterol-Total.pdf
- STATE & SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS:
- We cannot ship lab kits to NY, AK, HI, or international
- MINIMUM VOLUME:
- 0.5 mL
- NORMAL VALUES:
- Normal values are based on age. The "normal or reference ranges" has been lowered in recent years to combat the rapid increase in heart disease. In people under 19 years of age, the normal value is less than 170 mg/dL. In people over 19 years of age
- PATIENT PREP:
- None
- PROCESS METHOD:
- The methodology is by spectrophotometry.
- PROCESS TIME:
- 5 to 7 business days
- REJECTION CAUSES:
- Gross Hemolysis
- SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
- None
- SPECIMEN VOLUME:
- 1 mL serum
- TRANSPORT CONTAINER:
- Plastic transport tube
- TRANSPORT INSTRUCTIONS:
- Refrigerate or freeze