Cholesterol, HDL, Plasma/Serum
Code: 60340
Keywords/Mnemonics: hdl, HDL
Updated: 04/04/2012
| Specimen Required: | 1 green-top heparin gel tube or 1 gold top serum gel tube. Centrifuge to separate and remove serum/plasma from cells within 3 hours. Send 1.0 mL (minimum volume 0.5 mL) serum or plasma, refrigerated. |
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| Patient Prep: | Fasting. Nothing by mouth except water and any required medications for 12 hours before being drawn.
Patient should not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is drawn. |
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| Reference Values: |
| Men |
40-60 mg/dL |
| Women |
40-60 mg/dL |
Guidelines set by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).
Interpretation:
| Low |
< 40 mg/dL |
| Normal |
40-60 mg/dL |
| Optimal |
> 60 mg/dL |
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| Days Performed: | Monday-Saturday |
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| Days Reported: | Monday-Saturday |
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| Methodology: | Direct Measurement/Colorimetric |
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| CPT Code(s): | 83718 |
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